Sorrus

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Coordinates: 50°27′34″N 1°43′25″E / 50.4594444444, 1.72361111111

Commune of Sorrus
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Montreuil
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Montreuillois
Mayor	Bernard Oudart (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	21 m–62 m (avg. 45 m)
Land area¹	6,79 km²
Population² (2006)	587
- Density	82/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62799/ 62170
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.

Sorrus 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 located just 2 miles (3km) west of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the junction of the D144 and the D145 roads.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
286	296	284	349	473	472	587
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Riqiuer, dating from the 16th century
• Traces of the 16th century Château-Bleu.
• The 19th century Château de la Bruyère.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

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

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 29th 2008.