Estevelles
| Estevelles | |
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  Estevelles | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Estevelles | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′34″N 2°54′31″E / 50.4761°N 2.9086°ECoordinates: 50°28′34″N 2°54′31″E / 50.4761°N 2.9086°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Harnes |
| Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | René Poivre |
| Area1 | 2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)2 | 1,696 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62311 / 62880 |
| Elevation |
21–46 m (69–151 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 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. | |
Estevelles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Lens, near the junction of the D164e and the D917. The canalised Deule river forms the southern boundary of the commune.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1225 | 1237 | 1183 | 1151 | 1629 | 1687 | 1696 |
| 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 Notre-Dame, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The war memorial.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Estevelles. |
- Commune website (French)
- Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (French)
- Estevelles on the Quid website (French)