La Comté
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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La Comté (French pronunciation: [la kɔ̃te]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
La Comté | |
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A general view of La Comté | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Comté | |
  La Comté Location within France  La Comté Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′39″N 2°30′03″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Bruay-la-Buissière |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joëlle Alleman[1] |
Area 1 | 6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 879 |
| • Density | 133/km2 (343/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62232 /62150 |
| Elevation | 70–193 m (230–633 ft) (avg. 91 m or 299 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 735 | — |
| 1975 | 734 | −0.02% |
| 1982 | 685 | −0.98% |
| 1990 | 755 | +1.22% |
| 1999 | 783 | +0.41% |
| 2007 | 835 | +0.81% |
| 2012 | 830 | −0.12% |
| 2017 | 935 | +2.41% |
| 2023 | 879 | −1.02% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
- An eighteenth-century farmhouse, at a site known as the old castle.
