Maizières, Pas-de-Calais

Maizières
Commune
Dovecote and the church

Coat of arms
Maizières
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Maizières
Coordinates: 50°19′28″N 2°26′55″E / 50.3244°N 2.4486°E / 50.3244; 2.4486Coordinates: 50°19′28″N 2°26′55″E / 50.3244°N 2.4486°E / 50.3244; 2.4486
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Raymond Lavigne
Area1 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 167
 • Density 24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62542 /62127
Elevation 123–153 m (404–502 ft)
(avg. 145 m or 476 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.

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

Geography

Maizières is situated 16 miles (26 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D8, D81 and the D82 roads.

Population

Historical population of Maizières, Pas-de-Calais
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population216223175173177177167
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.Leger, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • An old dovecote.

See also

References


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