Estevelles
Estevelles | |
|---|---|
 The town hall of Estevelles | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Estevelles | |
  Estevelles  Estevelles | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′34″N 2°54′31″E / 50.4761°N 2.9086°E / 50.4761; 2.9086 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Wingles |
| Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Estelle (née Alain) Szabo[1] |
| Area 1 | 2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,024 |
| • 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. | |
Estevelles (French pronunciation: [ɛstəvɛl]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
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 river Deûle forms the southern boundary of the commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,237 | — |
| 1975 | 1,183 | −0.64% |
| 1982 | 1,151 | −0.39% |
| 1990 | 1,629 | +4.44% |
| 1999 | 1,687 | +0.39% |
| 2007 | 1,717 | +0.22% |
| 2012 | 1,981 | +2.90% |
| 2017 | 2,044 | +0.63% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The war memorial.
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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Estevelles.
- Commune website (in French)
- Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (in French)
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