Colonel William A. Phillips

Cauchy-à-la-Tour (French pronunciation: [koʃi a la tuʁ]; Picard: El-Cauchie-à-l’Tour; Dutch:"Turringhem" (house of the sons of Turr)) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

A farming and ex-coalmining village some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D183 and the D341 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,997—    
1975 2,696−1.50%
1982 2,712+0.08%
1990 2,907+0.87%
1999 2,856−0.20%
2007 2,941+0.37%
2012 2,935−0.04%
2017 2,814−0.84%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of Saint-Pierre, rebuilt after the First World War.
  • The war memorial.
  • Ruins of an old castle.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchy-%C3%A0-la-Tour