Ostricourt
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Annœullin | |
| Community association | Pévèle-Carembault | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 27 ' N , 3 ° 2' E | |
| height | 25-100 m | |
| surface | 7.6 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,372 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 707 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59162 | |
| INSEE code | 59452 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-ostricourt.fr/ | |
 Ostricourt Town Hall |
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Ostricourt is a French municipality with 5372 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . Ostricourt belongs to the Arrondissement of Lille and the Canton of Annœullin .
geography
Ostricourt is about 25 kilometers south of Lille . Ostricourt is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Wahagnies in the north, Thumeries in the northeast, Leforest in the southeast, Évin-Malmaison in the south, Dourges in the southwest and Oignies in the west.
history
In 1115 the Bishop of Arras, Robert, transferred Ostricourt to the Chapter of Sainte-Amé of Douai.
From the 19th century the coal seam was mined in Ostricourt .
Population development
| year | Residents | year | Residents | year | Residents | year | Residents | year | Residents |
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| 1793 | 809 | 1841 | 829 | 1881 | 785 | 1936 | 6,200 | 1982 | 6.165 |
| 1800 | 778 | 1846 | 820 | 1886 | 740 | 1946 | 6,578 | 1990 | 6,064 |
| 1806 | 830 | 1851 | 828 | 1896 | 791 | 1954 | 7,290 | 1999 | 5,412 |
| 1821 | 861 | 1856 | 820 | 1911 | 1,625 | 1962 | 7,316 | 2006 | 5,146 |
| 1831 | 877 | 1872 | 810 | 1921 | 2,441 | 1968 | 7,388 | 2011 | 5,244 |
| 1836 | 859 | 1876 | 842 | 1926 | 4,954 | 1975 | 6,821 |
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the Polish municipality of Międzychód in Greater Poland.
economy
Coal mines were operated until the end of the 1970s and then closed.
Attractions
- Saint-Vaast church
- Saint-Jacques church
- Colliery No. 108
- Forest of Offlarde
Personalities
- Florian Desprez (1807–1895), Archbishop of Toulouse, cardinal
- Noureddine Kourichi (* 1954), French-Algerian football player
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 1305.
Web links
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Ostricourt in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ostricourt on cassini.ehess.fr (French)