Caucourt

Caucourt
Coat of arms
Caucourt
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Caucourt
Coordinates: 50°23′58″N 2°34′20″E / 50.3994°N 2.5722°ECoordinates: 50°23′58″N 2°34′20″E / 50.3994°N 2.5722°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Houdain
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alfred Reschke
Area^1	5.51 km^2 (2.13 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	277
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62218 / 62150
Elevation	94–157 m (308–515 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

Caucourt is a farming village some 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D73 and the D73E roads. The "Blanche" stream rises here, forming the source of the Lawe river.

Population

Historical population of Caucourt

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	282	283	268	275	270	277
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.Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The war memorial.
• An old watermill.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official municipality website (French)
• A website about the Commune (French)
• Caucourt on the Quid website (French)