Chocques
Chocques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Location of Chocques 
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| Coordinates: 50°32′33″N 2°34′26″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Béthune |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Yvon Massart |
| Area 1 | 7.95 km2 (3.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,881 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62224 /62920 |
| Elevation | 18–70 m (59–230 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Chocques is a farming village by the banks of the river Clarence, some 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D70 and the N43 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by a half-mile away.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 3507 | 3736 | 3447 | 3221 | 2990 | 2918 |
| 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 Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The war memorial.
- The remains of an 11th-century castle.
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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