Rocquigny, Pas-de-Calais
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Rocquigny () is a
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in the
Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...
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in the
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region of
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.


Geography

Rocquigny lies about south of Arras, at the junction of the D19 and D20 roads. The
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passes by some half-mile distant.


Population


Places of interest

* The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt along with the rest of the village, after the
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. It is a
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since 2001. The
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, that was in a state of collapse due to faulty
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, was restored between 2003 and 2013.L’église de Rocquigny enfin restaurée après dix ans de travaux et un coût de 3 millions d’euros
'' La Voix du Nord'', 5 October 2013.


See also

*
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{Arras-geo-stub