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
The church of Courset
The church of Courset
Coat of arms of Courset
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)
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.[2]

Geography

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

Population

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[3]

Places of interest

  • 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

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ INSEE commune file
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE