Tortequesne

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CountryFrance
Area
1
3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Population
(2023)[2]
907
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Tortequesne
Commune
The bell tower of the church
The bell tower of the church
Coat of arms of Tortequesne
Coat of arms
Location of Tortequesne
Tortequesne is located in France
Tortequesne
Tortequesne
Tortequesne is located in Hauts-de-France
Tortequesne
Tortequesne
Coordinates: 50°17′24″N 3°02′23″E / 50.29°N 3.0397°E / 50.29; 3.0397
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonBrebières
IntercommunalityCC Osartis Marquion
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Pont[1]
Area
1
3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
907
 • Density269/km2 (697/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62825 /62490
Elevation36–71 m (118–233 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tortequesne (French pronunciation: [tɔʁtəkɛn]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Tortequesne is surrounded by lakes and marshland, 13 miles (21 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D43 and D956 roads and on the border with the department of Nord.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 489—    
1975 504+0.43%
1982 578+1.98%
1990 719+2.77%
1999 686−0.52%
2007 716+0.54%
2012 724+0.22%
2017 826+2.67%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
‘Jeanne-Juliette’, the church bell, installed in 1923

See also

References

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