Le Quesnoy-en-Artois

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Coordinates: 50°20′06″N 2°02′57″E / 50.335, 2.04916666667

Commune of Le Quesnoy-en-Artois
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Le Parcq
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de l'Hesdinois
Mayor	Jean Pillon (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	59 m–135 m (avg. 124 m)
Land area¹	7,92 km²
Population² (1999)	332
- Density	41/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62677/ 62140
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.

Le Quesnoy-en-Artois 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 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

A village 17 miles (28km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the junction of the D122 and D123 roads.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
284	285	317	362	350	332
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The 18th century chateau.
• The church of St.Vaast, dating from the 18th century.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Le Quesnoy-en-Artois on the Insee website (French)
• Le Quesnoy-en-Artois on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 25th 2008.