Rocquigny, Pas-de-Calais

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Rocquigny

(2020–2026) Romain Van Caeneghem^[1]Area

3.73 km² (1.44 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

281 • Density75/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62715 /62450

Elevation113–137 m (371–449 ft)
(avg. 132 m or 433 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Rocquigny lies about 20 miles (32 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D19 and D20 roads. The A2 autoroute passes by some half-mile distant.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	356	—
1975	296	−2.60%
1982	271	−1.25%
1990	274	+0.14%
1999	281	+0.28%
2007	289	+0.35%
2012	282	−0.49%
2017	285	+0.21%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest

The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt along with the rest of the village, after the First World War. It is a listed monument since 2001.^[5] The steeple, that was in a state of collapse due to faulty concrete, was restored between 2003 and 2013.^[6]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Base Mérimée: PA62000004, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ L’église de Rocquigny enfin restaurée après dix ans de travaux et un coût de 3 millions d’euros, La Voix du Nord, 5 October 2013.