Haillicourt
Haillicourt | |
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The town hall of Haillicourt | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Haillicourt | |
Haillicourt Haillicourt | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′36″N 2°35′06″E / 50.4767°N 2.585°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Nœux-les-Mines |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Gregory Foucault[1] |
Area 1 | 4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 4,974 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62400 /62940 |
| Elevation | 39–93 m (128–305 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Haillicourt (French pronunciation: [ajikuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
A former coal-mining town, now a light industrial and farming commune, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Béthune and 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D188 and the D86 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6,089 | — |
| 1975 | 5,517 | −1.40% |
| 1982 | 5,370 | −0.39% |
| 1990 | 5,151 | −0.52% |
| 1999 | 5,007 | −0.31% |
| 2007 | 4,963 | −0.11% |
| 2012 | 4,974 | +0.04% |
| 2017 | 4,886 | −0.36% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- Farmhouses and a dovecote dating from the seventeenth century.
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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