Croisette, Pas-de-Calais

Croisette
Coat of arms
Croisette
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Croisette
Coordinates: 50°21′15″N 2°15′42″E / 50.3542°N 2.2617°ECoordinates: 50°21′15″N 2°15′42″E / 50.3542°N 2.2617°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Saint-Polois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Bâchelet
Area^1	7.64 km^2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	308
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62258 / 62130
Elevation	114–146 m (374–479 ft) (avg. 141 m or 463 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.

Croisette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Croisette is located 24 miles (37 km) west of Arras at the junction of the D101 and D104 roads.

Population

The inhabitants are called Croisettois.

Historical population of Croisette, Pas-de-Calais

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	281	287	297	325	302	308
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The single Commonwealth War Graves Commission grave and monument.
• Remains of a fortified house.
• Two chapels.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC grave of Lt.Creaton
• Croisette on the Quid website (French)