Souastre
Souastre | |
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Souastre | |
Location within Hauts-de-France region Souastre | |
Coordinates: 50°09′11″N 2°33′54″E / 50.1531°N 2.565°E / 50.1531; 2.565Coordinates: 50°09′11″N 2°33′54″E / 50.1531°N 2.565°E / 50.1531; 2.565 | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Pas-en-Artois |
Intercommunality | Deux Sources |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Prévost |
Area1 | 7.24 km2 (2.80 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 337 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62800 / 62111 |
Elevation |
119–165 m (390–541 ft) (avg. 139 m or 456 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. |
Souastre is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Souastre lies 15 miles (24.1 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D2, D6 and D23 roads.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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403 | 442 | 434 | 368 | 352 | 324 | 337 |
Census count starting in 1962: Population without duplicates |
Places of interest
- Ruins of a watermill.
- The church of St.Vaast, dating from the seventeenth century.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Souastre. |
- Souastre on the Quid website (French)
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