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Chocques

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

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Chocques (French pronunciation: [ʃɔk]) 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.

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,736,     
1975 3,447−1.14%
1982 3,221−0.96%
1990 2,990−0.93%
1999 2,918−0.27%
2007 2,969+0.22%
2012 2,976+0.05%
2017 2,881−0.65%
2023 2,785−0.56%
Source: INSEE
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