Chocques

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Chocques

Total population

2,824

Elevation18 m

Land area7.95 km²

Coordinates50.54°, 2.57°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Chocques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France by the banks of the river Clarence, about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Béthune and 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Lille.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

G

Georges Boulogne

French footballer (1917–1999)

Hervé

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

Henri Leconte

French tennis player

Albert Louis Emmanuel de Fouler

French officer (1770-1831)

André Delelis

Minister of Commerce and Craft Industry (1924–2012)

A

André Mancey

French politician (1913-1984)

C

Charles-Joseph Delrue

French politician (1760-1821)

C

Claude Wilquin

French politician

F

François Bégeot

French athletics competitor (1908-1992)

H

Henri Lewandowicz

French association football player

J

Jacques Legros

French journalist and television presenter

Jean-Claude Bauer

French comics artist

J

Jean Boin

French association football player (1949-2020)

J

Jean Mankowski

French association football player (1927-1966)

M

Michel Sénéchal

French association football player (1939-2007)

P

Paul Imiéla

French association football player (1943–2024)

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

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

Knot Grass Moth

Acronicta rumicis

Seen 2026-09-23

Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

Seen 2026-09-21

Wasp Spider

Argiope bruennichi

Seen 2026-09-19

Western Willow Spreadwing

Chalcolestes viridis

Seen 2026-09-18

Green-veined White

Pieris napi

Seen 2026-09-18

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

Official Identifiers