Heuchin

Heuchin
Commune
A general view of Heuchin

Coat of arms
Heuchin
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Heuchin
Coordinates: 50°28′38″N 2°16′15″E / 50.4772°N 2.2708°E / 50.4772; 2.2708Coordinates: 50°28′38″N 2°16′15″E / 50.4772°N 2.2708°E / 50.4772; 2.2708
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality CC Ternois
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Bertrand Vaast
Area1 8.16 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 534
 • Density 65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62451 /62134
Elevation 72–166 m (236–545 ft)
(avg. 83 m or 272 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.

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

Geography

A farming village situated 32 miles (51 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D94 and the D71 roads and by the banks of the Faulx river.

Population

Historical population of Heuchin
Year19621968197519821990199920062010
Population569603584544514537534569
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 seen from the southwest
  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • Traces of an old castle and sandstone wells.

See also

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