Drocourt, Pas-de-Calais

Drocourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Drocourt
Commune
The church of Drocourt
Coat of arms
Location of Drocourt
Drocourt
Drocourt
Coordinates: 50°23′31″N 2°55′39″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonHénin-Beaumont-2
IntercommunalityCA Hénin-Carvin
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Bernard Czerwinski
Area
1
3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,936
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62277 /62320
Elevation39–68 m (128–223 ft)
(avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Lens, at the junction of the D919, D40 and D47 roads.

Population
Historical population of Drocourt, Pas-de-Calais
Year1962196819751982199019992004
Population2247236130353458334131043115
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 churches of St.Leger and of St. Barbe, both dating from the twentieth century.

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Twin towns – Sister cities

Drocourt is twinned with:

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See also

References
Notes
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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