Houchin

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

Houchin
The church of Houchin
Coat of arms
Location of Houchin
Houchin
Houchin
Coordinates: 50°29′00″N 2°37′23″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonNœux-les-Mines
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Claude Konieczko
Area
1
4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
718
  Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62456 /62620
Elevation37–76 m (121–249 ft)
(avg. 75 m or 246 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 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Béthune near the junction of the D72 and the D171 roads.

Population

Historical population of Houchin
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population647690644625664683711
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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