Grand-Rullecourt

Grand-Rullecourt (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ ʁylkuʁ]; Picard: Grand-Roucourt) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Grand-Rullecourt
Commune
Chateau of Grand-Rullecourt
Coat of arms
Location of Grand-Rullecourt
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Coordinates: 50°15′19″N 2°28′30″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphane Locquet[1]
Area 1	10.71 km2 (4.14 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	380
• Density	35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62385 /62810
Elevation	129–172 m (423–564 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Grand-Rullecourt is a farming village situated 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D74 and D79 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	350	—
1975	376	+1.03%
1982	354	−0.86%
1990	351	−0.11%
1999	334	−0.55%
2007	374	+1.42%
2012	402	+1.45%
2017	410	+0.39%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The chateau, built in 1746 by Antoine-Constant de Hamel, next to the previous castle, to plans by Jean-Joseph de Watelet, mayor of the city of Arras. After the French Revolution, the chateau was sold as a national asset, (Antoine's son having died on the scaffold). His grandson bought it back but couldn't afford to keep it. It later belonged to Captain Wallerand de Hauteclocque, who was killed during World War I. After the war, the property was sold in parts. The present owners, Vicomte Patrice de Saulieu O'Toole and his wife Chantal, are currently restoring the main building.
• The church of St.Leger, dating from the seventeenth century.
• A network of tunnels, particularly under the church.

• 
  The front of the chateau
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  The rear facade

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Photos of the tunnels