Rocquigny, Pas-de-Calais

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

Rocquigny
Commune
The town hall and church of Rocquigny
Coat of arms
Location of Rocquigny
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Coordinates: 50°03′37″N 2°55′46″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marguerite Lefebvre
Area ^1	3.73 km^2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	285
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62715 /62450
Elevation	113–137 m (371–449 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Rocquigny lies about 20 miles (32 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D19 and D20 roads. The A2 autoroute passes by some half-mile distant.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	356	—
1975	296	−2.60%
1982	271	−1.25%
1990	274	+0.14%
1999	281	+0.28%
2007	289	+0.35%
2012	282	−0.49%
2017	285	+0.21%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt along with the rest of the village, after the First World War. It is a listed monument since 2001.[3] The steeple, that was in a state of collapse due to faulty concrete, was restored between 2003 and 2013.[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
3. Base Mérimée: PA62000004, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
4. L’église de Rocquigny enfin restaurée après dix ans de travaux et un coût de 3 millions d’euros, La Voix du Nord, 5 October 2013.