Heuchin
Appearance
Heuchin
Helkijn | |
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![]() A general view of Heuchin | |
Coordinates: 50°28′38″N 2°16′15″E / 50.4772°N 2.2708°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise |
Intercommunality | CC Ternois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Angélique Perrin[1][2] |
Area 1 | 8.16 km2 (3.15 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | 490 |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62451 /62134 |
Elevation | 72–166 m (236–545 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Heuchin (French pronunciation: [øʃɛ̃]; West Flemish: Helkijn) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[4]
Geography
[edit]A farming village situated 32 miles (51 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D94 and the D71 roads and by the banks of the Faulx river.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 603 | — |
1975 | 584 | −0.46% |
1982 | 544 | −1.01% |
1990 | 514 | −0.71% |
1999 | 537 | +0.49% |
2007 | 541 | +0.09% |
2012 | 560 | +0.69% |
2017 | 529 | −1.13% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
Places of interest
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- The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- Traces of an old castle and sandstone wells.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Heuchin : Angélique Perrin, première femme élue maire du village" (in French).
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "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
External links
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