Tortequesne

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Paul Pont^[1]Area3.37 km² (1.30 sq mi)Population861 • Density260/km² (660/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation36–71 m (118–233 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (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.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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