Écoust-Saint-Mein
| Écoust-Saint-Mein | ||
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  Écoust-Saint-Mein | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Écoust-Saint-Mein | ||
| Coordinates: 50°10′57″N 2°54′39″E / 50.1825°N 2.9108°ECoordinates: 50°10′57″N 2°54′39″E / 50.1825°N 2.9108°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Croisilles | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Sud Arrageois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Yves Ledieu | |
| Area1 | 8.43 km2 (3.25 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 429 | |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62285 / 62128 | |
| Elevation |
84–117 m (276–384 ft) (avg. 97 m or 318 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. | ||
Écoust-Saint-Mein is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village situated 10 miles (16.1 km) southeast of Arras at the junction of the D956 and D5 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 460 | 466 | 453 | 468 | 443 | 429 |
| 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.Mein, dating from the sixteenth century.
- Traces of an old castle.
- World War I cemeteries.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Écoust-Saint-Mein. |
- The CWGC British cemetery
- The CWGC Military cemetery
- The H.A.C cemetery
- Écoust-Saint-Mein on the Quid website (French)
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