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Courset

Coordinates: 50°38′49″N 1°50′32″E / 50.6469°N 1.8422°E / 50.6469; 1.8422
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Courset
Commune
The church of Courset
The church of Courset
Coat of arms of Courset
Coat of arms
Location of Courset
Map
Courset is located in France
Courset
Courset
Courset is located in Hauts-de-France
Courset
Courset
Coordinates: 50°38′49″N 1°50′32″E / 50.6469°N 1.8422°E / 50.6469; 1.8422
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityCC Desvres-Samer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Denavaut[1]
Area
1
10.24 km2 (3.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
512
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62251 /62240
Elevation121–209 m (397–686 ft)
(avg. 118 m or 387 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Courset is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

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A farming and forestry village, some 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Boulogne, on the D127 road.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 338—    
1975 363+1.02%
1982 334−1.18%
1990 365+1.12%
1999 396+0.91%
2007 445+1.47%
2012 506+2.60%
2017 515+0.35%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St. Maurice, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The nineteenth-century chateau de Courset.
  • The seventeenth-century manorhouse of la Gaverie.
  • Remains of an 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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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