Rocquigny, Pas-de-Calais
Rocquigny | |
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 The town hall and church of Rocquigny | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rocquigny  | |
  Rocquigny  Rocquigny | |
| Coordinates: 50°03′37″N 2°55′46″E / 50.0603°N 2.9294°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Bapaume |
| Intercommunality | CC Sud-Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Romain Van Caeneghem[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.73 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 281 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rocquigny (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkiɲi]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]| 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[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- 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.[5] The steeple, that was in a state of collapse due to faulty concrete, was restored between 2003 and 2013.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Base Mérimée: PA62000004, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ 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.
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