Houchin
Houchin | |
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Houchin | |
Location within Hauts-de-France region Houchin | |
Coordinates: 50°29′00″N 2°37′23″E / 50.4833°N 2.6231°E / 50.4833; 2.6231Coordinates: 50°29′00″N 2°37′23″E / 50.4833°N 2.6231°E / 50.4833; 2.6231 | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Barlin |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Claude Konieczko |
Area1 | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 711 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62456 / 62620 |
Elevation |
37–76 m (121–249 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 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. |
Houchin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Béthune near the junction of the D72 and the D171 roads.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 647 | 690 | 644 | 625 | 664 | 683 | 711 |
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.Omer, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Houchin. |
- The CWGC military cemetery
- The CWGC graves in the communal cemetery
- Houchin on the Quid website (French)
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