Houchin
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Houchin | |
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 The church of Houchin | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Houchin  | |
  Houchin  Houchin | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′00″N 2°37′23″E / 50.4833°N 2.6231°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Nœux-les-Mines |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maurice Leconte[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 727 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Houchin (French pronunciation: [uʃɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
History
[edit]The name is first attested as Hucin in 1104, of unclear toponymy.
Geography
[edit]A farming village, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Béthune near the junction of the D72 and the D171 roads.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 690 | — |
| 1975 | 644 | −0.98% |
| 1982 | 625 | −0.43% |
| 1990 | 664 | +0.76% |
| 1999 | 683 | +0.31% |
| 2007 | 713 | +0.54% |
| 2012 | 698 | −0.42% |
| 2017 | 718 | +0.57% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St.Omer, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "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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