Izel-lès-Équerchin

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Izel-lès-Équerchin
Izel-lès-Équerchin
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Izel-lès-Équerchin
Coordinates: 50°21′44″N 2°57′03″E / 50.3622°N 2.9508°E / 50.3622; 2.9508Coordinates: 50°21′44″N 2°57′03″E / 50.3622°N 2.9508°E / 50.3622; 2.9508
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Vimy
Intercommunality	Osartis
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Georges Houziaux
Area
• Land¹	9.91 km² (3.83 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Population²	885
• Population² Density	89/km² (230/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62476 / 62490
Elevation	31–69 m (102–226 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 ft)
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.

Izel-lès-Équerchin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

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

Historical population of Izel-lès-Équerchin
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
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

The church of St.Martin, rebuilt along with the rest of the village after World War I.

References

INSEE commune file

External links

Izel-lès-Équerchin on the Quid website (French)

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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