La Comté

La Comté
Commune
A general view of La Comté
A general view of La Comté
Coat of arms of La Comté
Coat of arms
Location of La Comté
Map
La Comté is located in France
La Comté
La Comté
La Comté is located in Hauts-de-France
La Comté
La Comté
Coordinates: 50°25′39″N 2°30′03″E / 50.4275°N 2.5008°E / 50.4275; 2.5008
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonBruay-la-Buissière
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joëlle Alleman[1]
Area
1
6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
882
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62232 /62150
Elevation70–193 m (230–633 ft)
(avg. 91 m or 299 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Comté (French pronunciation: [la kɔ̃te]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

La Comté is a farming and light industrial village situated 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D86 and the D86E roads, in the valley of the river Lawe.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 735—    
1975 734−0.02%
1982 685−0.98%
1990 755+1.22%
1999 783+0.41%
2007 835+0.81%
2012 830−0.12%
2017 935+2.41%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • An eighteenth-century farmhouse, at a site known as the old castle.

See also

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
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