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La Comté

La Comté
A general view of La Comté
A general view of La Comté
Coat of arms of La Comté
Map
Location of La Comté
La Comté is located in France
La Comté
La Comté
Location within France
La Comté is located in Hauts-de-France
La Comté
La Comté
Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°25′39″N 2°30′03″E / 50.4275°N 2.5008°E / 50.4275; 2.5008
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonBruay-la-Buissière
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joëlle Alleman[1]
Area
1
6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Elevation
91 m (299 ft)
Highest elevation
193 m (633 ft)
Lowest elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2023)[2]
879
 • Density133/km2 (343/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62232 /62150
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Comté (French pronunciation: [la kɔ̃te]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

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La Comté is a farming and light industrial village situated 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D86 and the D86E roads, in the valley of the river Lawe.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 735—    
1975 734−0.02%
1982 685−0.98%
1990 755+1.22%
1999 783+0.41%
2007 835+0.81%
2012 830−0.12%
2017 935+2.41%
2023 879−1.02%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • An eighteenth-century farmhouse, at a site known as the old castle.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE