Monchecourt
Monchecourt | |
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The town hall in Monchecourt | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Monchecourt | |
Monchecourt Monchecourt | |
| Coordinates: 50°18′16″N 3°12′37″E / 50.3044°N 3.2103°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Aniche |
| Intercommunality | Cœur d'Ostrevent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Jeanne Roman[1] |
Area 1 | 6.77 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,516 |
| • Density | 372/km2 (963/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59409 /59234 |
| Elevation | 48–66 m (157–217 ft) (avg. 58 m or 190 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Monchecourt (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʃkuʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,068 | — |
| 1975 | 1,790 | −2.04% |
| 1982 | 2,051 | +1.96% |
| 1990 | 2,599 | +3.00% |
| 1999 | 2,900 | +1.23% |
| 2007 | 2,674 | −1.01% |
| 2012 | 2,536 | −1.05% |
| 2017 | 2,502 | −0.27% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
The Saint Roch mine slag heap
The Saint Roch mine site has been converted into a natural space by the Department of the North.
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The pit around 1950
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In winter
Heraldry
| The arms of Monchecourt are blazoned : Gules, 3 chevrons argent.
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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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