Roucourt

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Roucourt
Roucourt coat of arms
Roucourt (France)
Roucourt
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Douai
Canton Aniche
Community association Douaisis
Coordinates 50 ° 20 '  N , 3 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 20 '  N , 3 ° 9'  E
height 32-67 m
surface 3.19 km 2
Residents 454 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 142 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59169
INSEE code 59513
Website http://www.roucourt.fr/

Roucourt Town Hall

Roucourt is a French municipality with 454 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Douai and the Canton of Aniche . The inhabitants are called Roucourtois .

geography

Roucourt is located about six kilometers southeast of Douai in the Ostrevent landscape . Roucourt is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Guesnain in the north, Lewarde in the east and northeast, Erchin in the southeast, Cantin in the south and Dechy in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 336 308 292 297 335 369 374 427

Attractions

  • Saint-Amand church, brick building from 1883
  • Roucourt Castle from 1765 with park, monument historique
  • numerous farms from the 18th and 19th centuries
  • The Aniche Mining Company's Roucourt Pit

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 708-709.

Web links

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