Chocques () is a

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in the

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in the

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region of

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Geography

Chocques is a farming village by the banks of the river

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, some west of

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and southwest of

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, at the junction of the D70 and the N43 roads. The

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passes by a half-mile away.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century. * The war memorial. * The remains of an 11th-century castle.

Geography

Population

Places of interest

See also