Haucourt, Pas-de-Calais

Haucourt

Haucourt
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Haucourt
Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 2°57′15″E / 50.2483°N 2.9542°E / 50.2483; 2.9542Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 2°57′15″E / 50.2483°N 2.9542°E / 50.2483; 2.9542
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Vitry-en-Artois
Intercommunality	Osartis
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Philippe Dubus
Area¹	6.06 km² (2.34 sq mi)
Population (1999)²	240
• Density	40/km² (100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62414 / 62156
Elevation	48–86 m (157–282 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 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.

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

Geography

A small farming village situated 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and the D9 roads.

Population

Historical population of Haucourt, Pas-de-Calais
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	193	197	169	196	233	240
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 Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery, which contains 97 known burials of the First World War, roughly 25 unknown burials and a memorial to 4 men who are believed to be buried in the cemetery.
The church of St.Michel, rebuilt, as was the entire village, after World War I.

References

INSEE commune file

External links

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Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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