Drocourt (French pronunciation: ​[dʁɔkuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Drocourt
Commune
The church of Drocourt
Coat of arms
Location of Drocourt
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Coordinates: 50°23′31″N 2°55′39″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Hénin-Beaumont-2
Intercommunality	CA Hénin-Carvin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Czerwinski[1]
Area 1	3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	2,926
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62277 /62320
Elevation	39–68 m (128–223 ft) (avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Lens, at the junction of the D919, D40 and D47 roads.

Population

Places of interest

• The churches of St.Leger and of St. Barbe, both dating from the twentieth century.

International relations

Drocourt is twinned with Tokarnia, Poland.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Drocourt (Pas-de-Calais).

• Agglo Hénin-Carvin website (in French)

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