Tortequesne

Tortequesne
Commune
The bell tower of the church
Coat of arms
Location of Tortequesne
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Coordinates: 50°17′24″N 3°02′23″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Brebières
Intercommunality	CC Osartis Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Pont[1]
Area ^1	3.37 km^2 (1.30 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	861
• Density	260/km^2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62825 /62490
Elevation	36–71 m (118–233 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tortequesne (French pronunciation: [tɔʁtəkɛn]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Tortequesne is surrounded by lakes and marshland, 13 miles (21 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D43 and D956 roads and on the border with the department of Nord.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	489	—
1975	504	+0.43%
1982	578	+1.98%
1990	719	+2.77%
1999	686	−0.52%
2007	716	+0.54%
2012	724	+0.22%
2017	826	+2.67%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.

‘Jeanne-Juliette’, the church bell, installed in 1923

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
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

External links

• Tortequesne official website (in French)