Drocourt, Pas-de-Calais

Drocourt
The church of Drocourt
The church of Drocourt
Coat of arms of Drocourt
Location of Drocourt
Drocourt is located in France
Drocourt
Drocourt
Location within France
Drocourt is located in Hauts-de-France
Drocourt
Drocourt
Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°23′31″N 2°55′39″E / 50.3919°N 2.9275°E / 50.3919; 2.9275
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonHénin-Beaumont-2
IntercommunalityCA Hénin-Carvin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Czerwinski[1]
Area
1
3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
2,939
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62277 /62320
Elevation39–68 m (128–223 ft)
(avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Lens, at the junction of the D919, D40 and D47 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,361—    
1975 3,035+3.65%
1982 3,458+1.88%
1990 3,341−0.43%
1999 3,104−0.81%
2007 2,989−0.47%
2012 2,978−0.07%
2017 2,936−0.28%
2023 2,939+0.02%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The churches of St.Leger and of St. Barbe, both dating from the twentieth century.

International relations

Drocourt is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE