Ourton

Ourton
Ourton
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Ourton
Coordinates: 50°27′23″N 2°28′48″E / 50.4564°N 2.48°ECoordinates: 50°27′23″N 2°28′48″E / 50.4564°N 2.48°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Houdain
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Charles Cordonnier
Area^1	5.28 km^2 (2.04 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	771
• Density	150/km^2 (380/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62642 / 62460
Elevation	73–163 m (240–535 ft) (avg. 96 m or 315 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.

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

Geography

Ourton is situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Béthune and 32 miles (51.5 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D86e and N41 roads.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
726	732	703	726	704	700	771
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, dating from the nineteenth century.
• A sixteenth century manorhouse.
• Remains of an ancient chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Ourton on the Quid website (French)