Acq

Acq
Town hall
Acq
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Acq
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Dainville
Intercommunality	Artois
Mayor	Jean-Pierre Delcour (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	77–145 m (253–476 ft) (avg. 91 m/299 ft)
Land area1	4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population2	502  (1999)
- Density	103 /km2 (270 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62007/ 62144
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.

Coordinates: 50°20′54″N 2°39′27″E / 50.34833°N 2.6575°E / 50.34833; 2.6575

This article is about a commune in northern France. For information about the chemical compound ACQ see Alkaline Copper Quaternary.

Acq is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Geography

A farming village located 6 miles (9 km) northwest of Arras, by the banks of the Scarpe river, at the D62 and D49 road junction.

Population

Historical population of Acq

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
394	413	412	457	511	502
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Géry, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The remains of a motte of an ancient castle.
• Two menhirs nearby, known as the 'Stones of Acq'.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Acq on the Quid website (French)