Ourton
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Bethune | |
| Canton | Auchel | |
| Community association | Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 27 ' N , 2 ° 29' E | |
| height | 73-163 m | |
| surface | 5.28 km 2 | |
| Residents | 769 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 146 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62460 | |
| INSEE code | 62642 | |
| Website | http://ourton.fr/ | |
 Ourton Town Hall (Mairie) |
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Ourton ( Flemish : places ) is a French municipality with 769 inhabitants (as of 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 Auchel (until 2015: canton of Houdain ).
geography
Ourton is about 14 kilometers southwest of the city center of Béthunes an der Biette . Ourton is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Camblain-Châtelain in the north and northwest, Divion in the north and northeast, Beugin in the east, La Comté in the southeast and Diéval in the south and west.
The former Route nationale 41 (today's D941) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 726 | 732 | 703 | 726 | 704 | 700 | 760 | 793 | |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Vaast church from the 19th century
- 16th century manor house
- Remains of the old castle
Web links
Commons : Ourton - collection of images, videos and audio files
