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Achicourt
Kortaken | |
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| The windmill of Achicourt The windmill of Achicourt | |
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Coat of arms of Achicourt Coat of arms | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Arras-3 |
| Intercommunality | Arras |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Patrick Lemaire[1] |
Area 1 | 5.94 km2 (2.29 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62004 /62217 |
| Elevation | 60–101 m (197–331 ft) (avg. 72 m or 236 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Achicourt (French pronunciation: [aʃikuʁ]; West Flemish: Kortaken; Picard: Hachicourt) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[2]
Geography
[edit | edit source]A light industrial suburb of Arras located 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Arras, at the D3 and D5 road junction. The river Crinchon flows through the town.
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 5,188 | — |
| 1975 | 7,433 | +5.27% |
| 1982 | 7,795 | +0.68% |
| 1990 | 7,959 | +0.26% |
| 1999 | 7,695 | −0.37% |
| 2007 | 7,625 | −0.11% |
| 2012 | 7,954 | +0.85% |
| 2017 | 7,799 | −0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
[edit | edit source]- The old windmill, rebuilt in 1994.
- The church of St.Vaast, dating from the twentieth century.
- The church of St.Christophe, dating from the twentieth century.
- Traces of a rectangular castle motte from the thirteenth century.
- The British war cemetery, where 131 English and Canadian soldiers are buried.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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