Drocourt, Pas-de-Calais
Drocourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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.JPG.webp) The church of Drocourt | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Drocourt 
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| Coordinates: 50°23′31″N 2°55′39″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Hénin-Beaumont-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Hénin-Carvin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Czerwinski |
| Area 1 | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,936 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62277 /62320 |
| Elevation | 39–68 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
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 |
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| Population | 2247 | 2361 | 3035 | 3458 | 3341 | 3104 | 3115 |
| 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.
External links
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- A regional website (in French)
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