| Izel-lès-Équerchin | |
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 Izel-lès-Équerchin
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Izel-lès-Équerchin
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| Coordinates: 50°21′44″N 2°57′03″E / 50.3622°N 2.9508°ECoordinates: 50°21′44″N 2°57′03″E / 50.3622°N 2.9508°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Vimy |
| Intercommunality | Osartis |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Georges Houziaux |
| Area1 | 9.91 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 885 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62476 / 62490 |
| Elevation | 31–69 m (102–226 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 ft) |
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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. |
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Izel-lès-Équerchin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography[edit]
A farming village situated 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Arras, at the junction of the D40 and the D48 roads. The A1 autoroute passes by only yards away.
Population[edit]
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 778 | 800 | 835 | 795 | 817 | 779 | 885 |
| 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[edit]
- The church of St.Martin, rebuilt along with the rest of the village after World War I.