Calonne-Ricouart

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Calonne-Ricouart

Total population

5,463

Elevation41 m

Land area4.61 km²

WeatherAvg high 59.1°F

Coordinates50.49°, 2.48°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Calonne-Ricouart is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Béthune and 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Lille by the banks of the river Clarence.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

Hervé

French singer, composer, librettist, conductor and scene painter (1825–1892)

Benedict Joseph Labre

French mendicant and saint

Robert-François Damiens

French domestic servant and attempted assassin

Albert Châtelet

French mathematician and politician (1883-1960)

Simon Zimny

French footballer (1927–2007)

R

Robert Budzynski

French footballer (1940–2023)

Maryan Wisniewski

French footballer (1937–2022)

Xavier Beauvois

French actor, film director and screenwriter

J

Jérémy Beccu

French boxer

P

Pierre Laigle

French footballer (born 1970)

André Delelis

Minister of Commerce and Craft Industry (1924–2012)

A

André Mancey

French politician (1913-1984)

Augustin Lesage

French artist (1876-1954)

D

Dominique Chauvel

French politician

E

Edmond Théret

French politician (1866-1934)

F

François Bégeot

French athletics competitor (1908-1992)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hauts-de-France

• Tangry
  5.8 mi away · pop. 266
• Houchin
  6.1 mi away · pop. 727
• Vendin-lès-Béthune
  6.8 mi away · pop. 2,393
• Brias
  7 mi away · pop. 295
• Verquin
  7.1 mi away · pop. 3,459
• Hersin-Coupigny
  7.8 mi away · pop. 6,147
• Febvin-Palfart
  8.1 mi away · pop. 619
• Ramierville
  9 mi away
• Sains-en-Gohelle
  9.3 mi away · pop. 5,995
• Bouvigny-Boyeffles
  9.5 mi away · pop. 2,371
• Cambligneul
  9.5 mi away · pop. 341
• Aix-Noulette
  11 mi away · pop. 3,913

Browse all places in Hauts-de-France →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-09-24

Canestrini's Harvestman

Opilio canestrinii

Seen 2026-09-24

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum

Seen 2026-09-24

Southern Hawker

Aeshna cyanea

Seen 2026-09-24

Wasp Spider

Argiope bruennichi

Seen 2026-09-19

Peleteria rubescens

Peleteria rubescens

Seen 2026-09-15

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-15

Twin-Spot Centurion Fly

Sargus bipunctatus

Seen 2026-09-15

Four-spot Orbweaver

Araneus quadratus

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers