Hestrus

Hestrus
Commune
A general view of Hestrus

Coat of arms
Hestrus
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Hestrus
Coordinates: 50°26′55″N 2°19′52″E / 50.4486°N 2.3311°E / 50.4486; 2.3311Coordinates: 50°26′55″N 2°19′52″E / 50.4486°N 2.3311°E / 50.4486; 2.3311
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality CC Ternois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Claude Gosselin
Area1 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 225
 • Density 29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62450 /62550
Elevation 85–167 m (279–548 ft)
(avg. 151 m or 495 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.

Hestrus is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D99 and the D70E4 roads.

Population

Historical population of Hestrus
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population311323292276272239225
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, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

References


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