Bihucourt
Appearance
Bihucourt | |
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The church of Bihucourt | |
Coordinates: 50°07′36″N 2°48′02″E / 50.1267°N 2.8006°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Bapaume |
Intercommunality | CC du Sud-Artois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Benoît-Vincent Caille[1] |
Area 1 | 4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 333 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62131 /62121 |
Elevation | 102–131 m (335–430 ft) (avg. 116 m or 381 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bihucourt (French pronunciation: [bi.ykuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]
Bihucourt was struck by an EF3 tornado on 23 October 2022, causing significant damage in the area.
Geography
[edit]A farming village located 11 miles (18 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D31 and the D7.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 328 | — |
1975 | 262 | −3.16% |
1982 | 289 | +1.41% |
1990 | 307 | +0.76% |
1999 | 305 | −0.07% |
2009 | 366 | +1.84% |
2014 | 346 | −1.12% |
2020 | 338 | −0.39% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Sights
[edit]- The church of St. Vaast, which, like most of the village, was rebuilt after the ravages of World War I.
- The war memorial.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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