Coordinates: 50°20′54″N 2°39′27″E / 50.348333333333333°N 2.6575°E
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Commune of Acq |
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| Location | |
  Acq
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Dainville |
| Intercommunality | Artois |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Delcour (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 77–145 m (250–480 ft) (avg. 91 m/300 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 502 (1999) |
| - Density | 103 /km² (270 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62007/ 62144 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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- This article is about a commune in northern France. For information about the chemical compound ACQ see Alkaline Copper Quaternary.
Acq is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
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Geography
A farming village located 6 miles (9 km) northwest of Arras, by the banks of the Scarpe river, at the D62 and D49 road junction.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 394 | 413 | 412 | 457 | 511 | 502 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Géry, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The remains of a motte of an ancient castle.
- Two menhirs nearby, known as the 'Stones of Acq'.
See also
References
External links
- Acq on the Quid website (French)
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