Cauchy-à-la-Tour

Cauchy-à-la-Tour (French pronunciation: [koʃi a la tuʁ]; Picard: El-Cauchie-à-l’Tour; Dutch:"Turringhem" (house of the sons of Turr)) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Lille.

Cauchy-à-la-Tour
Commune
The church of Cauchy-à-la-Tour
Coat of arms
Location of Cauchy-à-la-Tour
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Coordinates: 50°30′16″N 2°27′09″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Auchel
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Flahaut[1]
Area 1	3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,645
• Density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62217 /62260
Elevation	82–116 m (269–381 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,997	—
1975	2,696	−1.50%
1982	2,712	+0.08%
1990	2,907	+0.87%
1999	2,856	−0.20%
2007	2,941	+0.37%
2012	2,935	−0.04%
2017	2,814	−0.84%
Source: INSEE[4]

Notable people

• Philippe Pétain, was born here on the 24 April 1856.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department