Chocques
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Chocques
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| Coordinates: 50°32′33″N 2°34′26″E / 50.5425°N 2.5739°ECoordinates: 50°32′33″N 2°34′26″E / 50.5425°N 2.5739°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Béthune | |
| Canton | Béthune-Nord | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Yvon Massart | |
| Area1 | 7.95 km2 (3.07 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 2,918 | |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62224 /62920 | |
| Elevation | 18–70 m (59–230 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
A farming village by the banks of the Clarence River, 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.
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