Croix-en-Ternois

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Croix-en-Ternois
Commune
The town hall of Croix-en-Ternois
The town hall of Croix-en-Ternois
Coat of arms of Croix-en-Ternois
Coat of arms
Location of Croix-en-Ternois
Croix-en-Ternois is located in France
Croix-en-Ternois
Croix-en-Ternois
Coordinates: 50°23′02″N 2°16′57″E / 50.3839°N 2.2825°E / 50.3839; 2.2825Coordinates: 50°23′02″N 2°16′57″E / 50.3839°N 2.2825°E / 50.3839; 2.2825
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonSaint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
IntercommunalityCC Ternois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Régis Béron[1]
Area
1
6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
327
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62260 /62130
Elevation99–151 m (325–495 ft)
(avg. 152 m or 499 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Croix-en-Ternois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

A farming town located 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Arras at the junction of the N39 and D100 roads. Croix-en-Ternois is about 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) south of Calais.

Motorcycle race track[]

Croix-en-Ternois has a small motorcycle race track named Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois. The circuit is just over 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) long and is known for its long main straight and twisty in-field section. The circuit is used very regularly for various car and bike race meetings, and is also frequently open for track days. The circuit is also used by the British Motorcycle Racing Club (BEMSEE) as a round of their annual race calendar.

Population[]

Historical population of Croix-en-Ternois
Year196219681975198219901999
Population202208193196218255
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest[]

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century
  • Remains of a 15th-century castle.
  • The eighteenth-century château.

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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