Drocourt, Pas-de-Calais

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Drocourt

(2020–2026) Bernard Czerwinski^[1]Area

3.4 km² (1.3 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,943 • Density870/km² (2,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62277 /62320

Elevation39–68 m (128–223 ft)
(avg. 41 m or 135 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Lens, at the junction of the D919, D40 and D47 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,361	—
1975	3,035	+3.65%
1982	3,458	+1.88%
1990	3,341	−0.43%
1999	3,104	−0.81%
2007	2,989	−0.47%
2012	2,978	−0.07%
2017	2,936	−0.28%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest

The churches of St.Leger and of St. Barbe, both dating from the twentieth century.

International relations

Drocourt is twinned with Tokarnia, Poland.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE