Ourton

Ourton Orten
Commune
The town hall of Ourton
Coat of arms
Location of Ourton
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Coordinates: 50°27′23″N 2°28′48″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Auchel
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Charles Cordonnier[1]
Area ^1	5.28 km^2 (2.04 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	737
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62642 /62460
Elevation	73–163 m (240–535 ft) (avg. 96 m or 315 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ourton (French pronunciation: [uʁtɔ̃]; West Flemish: Orten) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] about 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Béthune and 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Lille.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	732	—
1975	703	−0.58%
1982	726	+0.46%
1990	704	−0.38%
1999	700	−0.06%
2007	766	+1.13%
2012	793	+0.70%
2017	769	−0.61%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
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

• Official Website