| Calonne-Ricouart | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Calonne-Ricouart.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Béthune |
| Canton: | Auchel |
| Insee: | 62194 |
| Postal Code: | 62470 |
| Mayor: | Ludovic Idziak[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Coordinates: | 50.4875°N 2.4844°W |
| Elevation M: | 65 |
| Elevation Min M: | 41 |
| Elevation Max M: | 114 |
| Area Km2: | 4.61 |
Calonne-Ricouart (in French pronounced as /kalɔn ʁikwaʁ/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
Calonne-Ricouart is an ex-coalmining town some 6miles southwest of Béthune and 33miles southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D70 and the D341 roads, by the banks of the river Clarence.
The village and the old castle were burned down in 1537 by the troops of Francis I.
The church of St. Pierre was rebuilt between the years 1763 to 1781.
In 1786, a new chateau was built at the present location of the cemetery.Around the same time, through the initiative of Bernard Calonne, the watermill was built on the north bank of the river Clarence. It was sold during the Revolution and ceased functioning as a working mill in 1945. Nowadays, only a small part of the original building still exists.
The spoil heaps from the years of mining coal are now disappearing, as they contain material which can be used in road building.To the east of the town, were once the pit heads stood, is Park Calonnix, which covers 35 hectares of land including 15 hectares of forest and 5 hectares of ponds. Various sports and leisure activities are available (tennis, squash, horseriding, a climbing wall, pedal boats, freshwater and trout fishing, an inflatable playground and an animal park. Also located on the site, in the former coal mining explosives store, is a bat sanctuary.