Achicourt

Achicourt
Commune
The windmill of Achicourt

Coat of arms
Achicourt
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Achicourt
Coordinates: 50°16′27″N 2°45′37″E / 50.2742°N 2.7603°E / 50.2742; 2.7603Coordinates: 50°16′27″N 2°45′37″E / 50.2742°N 2.7603°E / 50.2742; 2.7603
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Arras-3
Intercommunality Communauté urbaine d'Arras
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Pascal Lachambre
Area1 5.94 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 7,750
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62004 /62217
Elevation 60–101 m (197–331 ft)
(avg. 72 m or 236 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.

Achicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Geography

A light industrial suburb of Arras located 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Arras, at the D3 and D5 road junction. The river Crinchon flows through the town.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19625,186—    
19685,188+0.0%
19757,433+43.3%
19827,795+4.9%
19907,959+2.1%
19997,659−3.8%
20097,727+0.9%
20147,750+0.3%

Sights

  • The old windmill, rebuilt in 1994.
  • The church of St.Vaast, dating from the twentieth century.
  • The church of St.Christophe, dating from the twentieth century.
  • Traces of a rectangular castle motte from the thirteenth century.
  • The British war cemetery, where 131 English and Canadian soldiers are buried.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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