Courcelles-le-Comte

Courcelles-le-Comte
Commune
The centre of Courcelles-le-Comte
Coat of arms
Location of Courcelles-le-Comte
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Coordinates: 50°09′48″N 2°46′32″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jérôme Petit
Area 1	7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	476
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62248 /62121
Elevation	99–137 m (325–449 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Courcelles-le-Comte (French pronunciation: [kuʁsɛl lə kɔ̃t]; Picard: Courchelle-Comte) is a commune in the department of Pas-de-Calais, France.

Geography

Courcelles-le-Comte is located 11 miles (17 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D12 and D32 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	501	—
1975	419	−2.52%
1982	412	−0.24%
1990	409	−0.09%
1999	421	+0.32%
2007	459	+1.09%
2012	447	−0.53%
2017	461	+0.62%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The church of St.Sulpice, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the ravages of World War I.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• Remains of an old castle.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• An unofficial website of the commune Archived 12 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine
• The CWGC cemetery