Quéant | |
|---|---|
) Quéant seen from next to the church | |
) Coat of arms | |
Location of Quéant  | |
)  Quéant ) Quéant | |
| Coordinates: 50°10′48″N 2°59′03″E / 50.18°N 2.9842°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Bapaume |
| Intercommunality | Osartis Marquion |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Bernard Trannin |
| Area 1 | 9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[1] | 657 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62673 /62860 |
| Elevation | 62–102 m (203–335 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Quéant is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Quéant is situated 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D14 and D22 roads. Quéant Mountain is a mountain in Canada named after the town.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 563 | — |
| 2006 | 577 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 583 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 595 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 608 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 625 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 641 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 653 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 655 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 657 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 659 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 659 | +0.0% |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Leger, rebuilt after destruction in the First World War.
- The Quéant Road Cemetery, overseen by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
See also
- Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
- Battle of Drocourt-Quéant Line (1918)
References
- INSEE.fr, commune file
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
- CWGC.org, The CWGC extension to the communal cemetery