Valhuon

Valhuon
Commune
The church of Valhuon

Coat of arms
Valhuon
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Valhuon
Coordinates: 50°26′05″N 2°22′41″E / 50.4347°N 2.3781°E / 50.4347; 2.3781Coordinates: 50°26′05″N 2°22′41″E / 50.4347°N 2.3781°E / 50.4347; 2.3781
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality CC Ternois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Roger Grut
Area1 9.17 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 541
 • Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62835 /62550
Elevation 118–167 m (387–548 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.

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

Geography

Valhoun lies 26 miles (41.8 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D77 and D916 roads.

Population

Historical population of Valhuon
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population462529513545535469541
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.Omer, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau.
  • A windmill built in the 18th century.

See also

References


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