Magnicourt-en-Comte

Magnicourt-en-Comte
Magnicourt-en-Comte
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Magnicourt-en-Comte
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Aubigny-en-Artois
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de l'Atrébatie
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Guillemant
Area1	9.86 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	311
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Magnicourt-en-Comte is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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 of Magnicourt-en-Comte

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	541	576	567	608	606	553	611
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Magnicourt-en-Comte on the Quid website (French)