Croix-en-Ternois

Croix-en-Ternois
Croix-en-Ternois
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Croix-en-Ternois
Coordinates: 50°23′02″N 2°16′57″E / 50.3839°N 2.2825°ECoordinates: 50°23′02″N 2°16′57″E / 50.3839°N 2.2825°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Saint-Polois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Régis Béron
Area^1	6.62 km^2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	255
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62260 / 62130
Elevation	99–151 m (325–495 ft) (avg. 152 m or 499 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Croix-en-Ternois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A farming town located 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Arras at the junction of the N39 and D100 roads. Croix-en-Ternois is about 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) south of Calais.

Motorcycle race track

Croix-en-Ternois has a small motorcycle race track named Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois. The circuit is just over 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) long and is known for its long main straight and twisty in-field section. The circuit is used very regularly for various car and bike race meetings, and is also frequently open for track days. The circuit is also used by the British Motorcycle Racing Club (BEMSEE) as a round of their annual race calendar.

Population

Historical population of Croix-en-Ternois

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	202	208	193	196	218	255
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century
• Remains of a 15th-century castle.
• The eighteenth-century château.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

Notes

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Croix-en-Ternois circuit
• Croix-en-Ternois on the Quid website (French)