Chocques

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Chocques
Chocques coat of arms
Chocques (France)
Chocques
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Bethune
Canton Bethune
Community association Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels
Coordinates 50 ° 33 '  N , 2 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 33 '  N , 2 ° 34'  E
height 18-70 m
surface 7.95 km 2
Residents 2,881 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 362 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 62920
INSEE code

Chocques is a French commune with 2,881 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Béthune and the Canton of Béthune . The city lies on the banks of the Clarence River .

Population development

  • 1962: 3.507
  • 1968: 3.736
  • 1975: 3,447
  • 1982: 3.221
  • 1990: 2,990
  • 1999: 2,918
  • 2013: 2,961

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