Acq

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Coordinates: 50°20′54″N 2°39′27″E / 50.348333333333333, 2.6575

Commune of Acq The village hall
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Dainville
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de l'Artois
Mayor	Jean-Pierre Delcour (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	77 m–145 m (avg. 91 m)
Land area¹	4.86 km²
Population² (1999)	502
- Density	103/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62007/ 62144
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Acq is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External links

[edit] Geography

A farming village located 6 miles (9km) northwest of Arras, by the banks of the Scarpe river, at the D62 and D49 road junction.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
394	413	412	457	511	502
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Géry, dating from the 16th century.
• The remains of a motte of an ancient castle.
• Two menhirs nearby, known as the 'Stones of Acq'.

[edit] See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 31st 2008.

[edit] External links

• Acq on the Insee website (French)
• Acq on the Quid website (French)