Chocques

Chocques (French pronunciation: [ʃɔk]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] by the banks of the river Clarence, about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Béthune and 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Lille.

Chocques
Commune
The church of Chocques
Coat of arms
Location of Chocques
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Coordinates: 50°32′33″N 2°34′26″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yvon Massart[1]
Area 1	7.95 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,808
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62224 /62920
Elevation	18–70 m (59–230 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 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	3,736	—
1975	3,447	−1.14%
1982	3,221	−0.96%
1990	2,990	−0.93%
1999	2,918	−0.27%
2007	2,969	+0.22%
2012	2,976	+0.05%
2017	2,881	−0.65%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department