Écourt-Saint-Quentin (French pronunciation: [ekuʁ sɛ̃ kɑ̃tɛ̃]; Picard: Aicort-Saint-Kintin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Écourt-Saint-Quentin
The road into Écourt-Saint-Quentin
The road into Écourt-Saint-Quentin
Coat of arms of Écourt-Saint-Quentin
Location of Écourt-Saint-Quentin
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Écourt-Saint-Quentin is located in France
Écourt-Saint-Quentin
Écourt-Saint-Quentin
Écourt-Saint-Quentin is located in Hauts-de-France
Écourt-Saint-Quentin
Écourt-Saint-Quentin
Coordinates: 50°15′04″N 3°04′19″E / 50.2511°N 3.0719°E / 50.2511; 3.0719
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonBapaume
IntercommunalityCC Osartis Marquion
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Tonelle[1]
Area
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9.49 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,691
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62284 /62860
Elevation35–73 m (115–240 ft)
(avg. 74 m or 243 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A farming village situated 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Arras at the junction of the D13 and D19 roads in a landscape of woods and lakes.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,527—    
1975 1,510−0.16%
1982 1,657+1.34%
1990 1,771+0.84%
1999 1,731−0.25%
2007 1,742+0.08%
2012 1,733−0.10%
2017 1,672−0.71%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St.Quentin, dating from the twentieth century.
  • Traces of a Merovingian cemetery and an old castle.
  • Evidence of Roman settlement.
  • An old flour mill.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE