Drocourt, Pas-de-Calais

Drocourt
Drocourt
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Drocourt
Coordinates: 50°23′31″N 2°55′39″E / 50.3919°N 2.9275°ECoordinates: 50°23′31″N 2°55′39″E / 50.3919°N 2.9275°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Rouvroy
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Czerwinski
Area^1	3.4 km^2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population (2004)^2	3,115
• Density	920/km^2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62277 / 62320
Elevation	39–68 m (128–223 ft) (avg. 41 m or 135 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.

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

Geography

An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Lens, at the junction of the D919, D40 and D47 roads.

Population

Historical population of Drocourt, Pas-de-Calais

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2004
Population	2247	2361	3035	3458	3341	3104	3115
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 churches of St.Leger and of St.Barbe, both dating from the twentieth century.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Drocourt is twinned with:

• Tokarnia, Poland

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

Notes

External links

• A regional website (French)
• Drocourt on the Quid website (French)