Souchez
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Souchez | |
Coordinates: 50°23′29″N 2°44′37″E / 50.3914°N 2.7436°ECoordinates: 50°23′29″N 2°44′37″E / 50.3914°N 2.7436°E | |
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
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 1652 | 1800 | 1862 | 1872 | 2031 | 2176 | 2337 |
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
External links
- Official commune website (French)
- Zouave Valley CWGC cemetery
- Souchez Cabaret-Rouge CWGC cemetery
- Souchez on the Quid website (French)
- Webpage about the monument dedicated to General Barbot (French)
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