Robecq

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Hervé Deroubaix^[1]Area10.56 km² (4.08 sq mi)Population1,329 • Density130/km² (330/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation16–20 m (52–66 ft)
(avg. 19 m or 62 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Robecq (French pronunciation: [ʁɔbɛk]; Dutch: Robeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Robecq is situated about 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Béthune and 31 miles (50 km) southwest of Lille. The Canal d’Aire and the rivers Clarence and Busnes all flow through the commune.

History

During World War I intense action took place close to Robecq. In his posthumously published memoir, Private A S Bullock recalls the fighting at Bacquerolles Farm, noting that the German attack was repelled 'chiefly by my Lewis gun!'. He also recalls a much lighter, indeed hilarious, incident when the British troops stationed near Robecq were ordered to have a bath.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,109	—
1975	1,006	−1.38%
1982	1,037	+0.43%
1990	1,063	+0.31%
1999	1,062	−0.01%
2007	1,195	+1.49%
2012	1,322	+2.04%
2017	1,359	+0.55%
Source: INSEE[5]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Maurice, dating from the fourteenth century.
• The eighteenth-century farmhouse of L’Abiette.
• The war memorial.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Lords of Robecque
• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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