Le Quesnoy-en-Artois
Not to be confused with Le Quesnoy.
| Le Quesnoy-en-Artois | |
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  Le Quesnoy-en-Artois | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Le Quesnoy-en-Artois | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′06″N 2°02′57″E / 50.335°N 2.0492°ECoordinates: 50°20′06″N 2°02′57″E / 50.335°N 2.0492°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Le Parcq |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Hesdinois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean Pillon |
| Area1 | 7.92 km2 (3.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 350 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62677 / 62140 |
| Elevation |
59–135 m (194–443 ft) (avg. 124 m or 407 ft) |
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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. | |
Le Quesnoy-en-Artois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Le Quesnoy-en-Artois lies 17 miles (28 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the junction of the D122 and D123 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 284 | 285 | 317 | 362 | 350 | 332 | 350 |
| 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 eighteenth-century chateau.
- The church of St.Vaast, dating from the eighteenth century.
See also
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