Estevelles
Estevelles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Estevelles | |
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 The town hall of Estevelles | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Estevelles 
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| Coordinates: 50°28′34″N 2°54′31″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Wingles |
| Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | René Poivre |
| Area 1 | 2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,044 |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62311 /62880 |
| Elevation | 21–46 m (69–151 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A farming village situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Lens, near the junction of the D164e and the D917. The canalised Deule river forms the southern boundary of the commune.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 |
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| Population | 1225 | 1237 | 1183 | 1151 | 1629 | 1687 | 1696 |
| 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, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The war memorial.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Estevelles. |
- Commune website (in French)
- Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (in French)
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