Souchez

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Souchez
The Souchez river
Souchez
Coordinates: 50°23′29″N 2°44′37″E / 50.3914°N 2.7436°E / 50.3914; 2.7436Coordinates: 50°23′29″N 2°44′37″E / 50.3914°N 2.7436°E / 50.3914; 2.7436
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Vimy
Intercommunality Lens-Liévin
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Marie Alexandre
Area
 • Land1 6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Population2 2,337
 • Population2 Density 350/km2 (900/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62801 / 62153
Elevation 62–157 m (203–515 ft)
(avg. 97 m or 318 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.

Souchez is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Souchez lies 8 miles (12.9 km) north of Arras, at the junction of the D937, D57 and D58 roads. The small river Souchez, a tributary of the Deûle, flows through the town.

Population

Historical population of Souchez
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population1652180018621872203121762337
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 Basilica de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, built in 1932, by the architect Louis Cordonnier. It overlooks Souchez, but is in fact located on the territory of the neighboring commune Ablain-Saint-Nazaire.
  • The church of St.Nicolas, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after World War I.
  • The French and Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
  • The war memorials.
  • The museum and the Centre Européen de la Paix, all about the First World War

See also

References

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