Tortequesne

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

Tortequesne
Commune
The bell tower of the church
Coat of arms
Location of Tortequesne
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Coordinates: 50°17′24″N 3°02′23″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Brebières
Intercommunality	CC Osartis Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	André Martin
Area ^1	3.37 km^2 (1.30 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	826
• Density	250/km^2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62825 /62490
Elevation	36–71 m (118–233 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 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

Tortequesne is surrounded by lakes and marshland, 13 miles (20.9 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D43 and D956 roads and on the border with the department of Nord.

Population

Historical population of Tortequesne

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	415	489	504	578	719	686	723
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 St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.

‘Jeanne-Juliette’, the church bell, installed in 1923

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Tortequesne official website (in French)