Louches
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| Louches | |
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| Commune | |
_mairie.JPG) The town hall of Louches | |
Location of Louches
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| Coordinates: 50°49′50″N 2°00′26″E / 50.8306°N 2.0072°E / 50.8306; 2.0072 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Calais-2 |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays d'Opale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Delabasserue |
| Area1 | 12.83 km2 (4.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 941 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62531 /62610 |
| Elevation | 8–166 m (26–545 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Louches (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A village some 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Calais, on the D225 road.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Omer, dating from the seventeenth century.
Transport
The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Louches in 1881. The railway was closed in 1955.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.
Sources
- Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-679-5.
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