Calonne-Ricouart

Calonne-Ricouart
Calonne-Ricouart
Commune
	The town hall of Calonne-Ricouart
	Coat of arms
	Location of Calonne-Ricouart
	Calonne-Ricouart Location within France Calonne-Ricouart Location within Hauts-de-France
	Coordinates: 50°29′15″N 2°29′04″E / 50.4875°N 2.4844°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Auchel
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Ludovic Idziak
Area 1	4.61 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Highest elevation	114 m (374 ft)
Lowest elevation	41 m (135 ft)
Population (2023)	5,369
• Density	1,160/km2 (3,020/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62194 /62470
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Calonne-Ricouart (French pronunciation: [kalɔn ʁikwaʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Béthune and 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Lille by the banks of the river Clarence.

History

The village and the old castle were burned down in 1537 by the troops of Francis I.^{[citation needed]}