Haucourt, Pas-de-Calais

Haucourt
Haucourt
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Haucourt
Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 2°57′15″E / 50.2483°N 2.9542°ECoordinates: 50°14′54″N 2°57′15″E / 50.2483°N 2.9542°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Vitry-en-Artois
Intercommunality	Osartis
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Philippe Dubus
Area^1	6.06 km^2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	240
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62414 / 62156
Elevation	48–86 m (157–282 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 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.

Haucourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A small farming village situated 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and the D9 roads.

Population

Historical population of Haucourt, Pas-de-Calais

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	193	197	169	196	233	240
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 Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery, which contains 97 known burials of the First World War, roughly 25 unknown burials and a memorial to 4 men who are believed to be buried in the cemetery.
• The church of St.Michel, rebuilt, as was the entire village, after World War I.

See also

• Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt
• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC website about the cemetery at Haucourt
• Haucourt on the Quid website (French)