Pecquencourt (French pronunciation: [pɛkɑ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Pecquencourt
The town hall in Pecquencourt
The town hall in Pecquencourt
Coat of arms of Pecquencourt
Location of Pecquencourt
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Pecquencourt is located in France
Pecquencourt
Pecquencourt
Pecquencourt is located in Hauts-de-France
Pecquencourt
Pecquencourt
Coordinates: 50°22′41″N 3°12′59″E / 50.3781°N 3.2164°E / 50.3781; 3.2164
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDouai
CantonSin-le-Noble
IntercommunalityCœur d'Ostrevent
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joël Pierrache[1]
Area
1
9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,232
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59456 /59146
Elevation16–27 m (52–89 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Climate

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Pecquencourt has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Pecquencourt is 10.8 °C (51.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 743.8 mm (29.28 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.6 °C (65.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.6 °C (38.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Pecquencourt was 41.6 °C (106.9 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −19.0 °C (−2.2 °F) on 17 January 1985.

Climate data for Pecquencourt (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1962−2019)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.5
(65.3)
20.4
(68.7)
24.0
(75.2)
28.5
(83.3)
32.1
(89.8)
34.7
(94.5)
41.6
(106.9)
37.0
(98.6)
34.4
(93.9)
29.4
(84.9)
21.5
(70.7)
15.8
(60.4)
41.6
(106.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)
7.4
(45.3)
11.1
(52.0)
14.8
(58.6)
18.5
(65.3)
21.2
(70.2)
23.8
(74.8)
23.6
(74.5)
20.1
(68.2)
15.6
(60.1)
10.2
(50.4)
6.7
(44.1)
15.0
(59.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5)
4.0
(39.2)
7.1
(44.8)
9.7
(49.5)
13.5
(56.3)
16.3
(61.3)
18.6
(65.5)
18.3
(64.9)
15.2
(59.4)
11.5
(52.7)
7.0
(44.6)
4.1
(39.4)
10.8
(51.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.7
(33.3)
0.7
(33.3)
3.1
(37.6)
4.7
(40.5)
8.4
(47.1)
11.3
(52.3)
13.4
(56.1)
13.0
(55.4)
10.3
(50.5)
7.3
(45.1)
3.8
(38.8)
1.5
(34.7)
6.5
(43.7)
Record low °C (°F) −19.0
(−2.2)
−12.6
(9.3)
−12.0
(10.4)
−6.0
(21.2)
−4.0
(24.8)
1.0
(33.8)
3.0
(37.4)
3.0
(37.4)
−1.0
(30.2)
−7.5
(18.5)
−9.0
(15.8)
−14.2
(6.4)
−19.0
(−2.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 58.1
(2.29)
48.6
(1.91)
58.3
(2.30)
46.6
(1.83)
61.0
(2.40)
69.8
(2.75)
72.4
(2.85)
67.8
(2.67)
57.7
(2.27)
68.3
(2.69)
67.9
(2.67)
67.3
(2.65)
743.8
(29.28)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.0 10.0 11.6 9.7 10.8 9.7 9.8 8.9 9.6 11.3 12.2 12.6 128.3
Source: Météo-France[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 8,911—    
1975 7,934−1.65%
1982 7,387−1.02%
1990 6,718−1.18%
1999 6,361−0.60%
2007 5,990−0.75%
2012 6,011+0.07%
2017 6,011+0.00%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

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Arms of Pecquencourt
The arms of Pecquencourt are blazoned :

Azure semy de lys Or, a stag argent. (Capelle, Loffre, Neuville-Saint-Rémy, Pecquencourt, and Vred use the same arms.)



Sister cities

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Partnerstädte". Sondershausen. Retrieved 4 May 2014.