Magnicourt-en-Comte

Magnicourt-en-Comte (French pronunciation: [maɲikuʁ ɑ̃ kɔ̃t]; Picard: Magnicourt-in-Comté) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Magnicourt-en-Comté
Commune
The church of Magnicourt-en-Comté
Coat of arms
Location of Magnicourt-en-Comté
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Coordinates: 50°24′06″N 2°29′32″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Guillemant[1]
Area 1	9.86 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	645
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62536 /62127
Elevation	86–181 m (282–594 ft) (avg. 98 m or 322 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Magnicourt-en-Comte is situated 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D83, D86 and the D74 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	576	—
1975	567	−0.22%
1982	608	+1.00%
1990	606	−0.04%
1999	553	−1.01%
2007	624	+1.52%
2012	609	−0.49%
2017	649	+1.28%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Leger, dating from the twelfth century.
• The remains of an old chateau, destroyed in 1639.
• Watermills

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department