Battle of Honey Springs

Chocques (French pronunciation: [ʃɔk]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

Chocques is a farming village by the banks of the river Clarence, some 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Béthune and 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D70 and the N43 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by a half-mile away.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,736—    
1975 3,447−1.14%
1982 3,221−0.96%
1990 2,990−0.93%
1999 2,918−0.27%
2007 2,969+0.22%
2012 2,976+0.05%
2017 2,881−0.65%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

This exquisite reliquary, dating to the early fifteenth century, originated from Chocques. It can be seen in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The war memorial.
  • The remains of an 11th-century castle.

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