Essars
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Essars | ||
| Coordinates: 50°32′52″N 2°39′55″E / 50.5478°N 2.6653°ECoordinates: 50°32′52″N 2°39′55″E / 50.5478°N 2.6653°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Béthune | |
| Canton | Béthune-Est | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Malbranque | |
| Area1 | 3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,732 | |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62310 / 62400 | |
| Elevation |
18–23 m (59–75 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 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. | ||
Essars is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming and boat building village suburb to the northeast of Béthune and 20 miles (32.2 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D171 and the D945 roads. The Canal d’Aire and the Lawe River separate the commune from Bethune.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 901 | 1175 | 1151 | 1683 | 1919 | 1732 |
| 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.Jacques, dating from the twentieth century.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Essars. |
- Essars on the Quid website (French)