Courcelles-le-Comte

Courcelles-le-Comte
Courcelles-le-Comte
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Courcelles-le-Comte
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Croisilles
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Sud Arrageois
Mayor	Jean-Noël Ménage (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	99–137 m (325–449 ft) (avg. 112 m/367 ft)
Land area1	7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Population2	421  (1999)
- Density	53 /km2 (140 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62248/ 62121
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°09′48″N 2°46′32″E / 50.1633333333°N 2.77555555556°E / 50.1633333333; 2.77555555556

Courcelles-le-Comte is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Courcelles-le-Comte is located 11 miles (17 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D12 and D32 roads.

Population

Historical population of Courcelles-le-Comte

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
497	501	419	412	409	421
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.Sulpice, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the ravages of World War I.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• Remains of an old castle.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• An unofficial website of the commune
• The CWGC cemetery
• Courcelles-le-Comte on the Quid website (French)