Robecq
Robecq
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Robecq (French pronunciation: [ʁɔbɛk]; Dutch: Robeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Robecq | |
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Coordinates: 50°35′48″N 2°33′51″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Lillers |
Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Deroubaix[1] |
Area 1 | 10.56 km2 (4.08 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,329 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62713 /62350 |
Elevation | 16–20 m (52–66 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Robecq is situated about 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Béthune and 31 miles (50 km) southwest of Lille. The Canal d’Aire and the rivers Clarence and Busnes all flow through the commune.
During World War I intense action took place close to Robecq. In his posthumously published memoir, Private A S Bullock recalls the fighting at Bacquerolles Farm, noting that the German attack was repelled 'chiefly by my Lewis gun!'. He also recalls a much lighter, indeed hilarious, incident when the British troops stationed near Robecq were ordered to have a bath.[4]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,109 | — |
1975 | 1,006 | −1.38% |
1982 | 1,037 | +0.43% |
1990 | 1,063 | +0.31% |
1999 | 1,062 | −0.01% |
2007 | 1,195 | +1.49% |
2012 | 1,322 | +2.04% |
2017 | 1,359 | +0.55% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
- The church of St. Maurice, dating from the fourteenth century.
- The eighteenth-century farmhouse of L’Abiette.
- The war memorial.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- Bullock, A. S., Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, History Press, 2009, pages 69 and 72
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