Chocques

Chocques
Commune
The church of Chocques
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°32′33″N 2°34′26″E / 50.5425°N 2.5739°E / 50.5425; 2.5739Coordinates: 50°32′33″N 2°34′26″E / 50.5425°N 2.5739°E / 50.5425; 2.5739
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yvon Massart[1]
Area 1	7.95 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	2,841
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62224 /62920
Elevation	18–70 m (59–230 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chocques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

Chocques is a farming village by the banks of the river Clarence, some 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D70 and the N43 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by a half-mile away.

Population[]

Places of interest[]

This exquisite reliquary, dating to the early fifteen century, originated from Chocques. It can be seen in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The war memorial.
• The remains of an 11th-century castle.

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

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