Acq, Pas-de-Calais

Acq
Town hall
Coat of arms
Acq
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Acq
Coordinates: 50°20′54″N 2°39′27″E / 50.3483°N 2.6575°ECoordinates: 50°20′54″N 2°39′27″E / 50.3483°N 2.6575°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Dainville
Intercommunality	Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Delcour
Area^1	4.86 km^2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	483
• Density	99/km^2 (260/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62007 / 62144
Elevation	77–145 m (253–476 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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Acq is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Geography

A farming village located 6 miles (9 km) northwest of Arras, by the banks of the Scarpe river, at the D62 and D49 road junction.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	394	—
1968	413	+4.8%
1975	412	−0.2%
1982	457	+10.9%
1990	511	+11.8%
1999	502	−1.8%
2009	483	−3.8%

Sights

• The church of St.Géry, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The remains of a motte of an ancient castle.
• Two menhirs nearby, known as the 'Stones of Acq'.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Acq on the Quid website (French)