Houvin-Houvigneul
Houvin-Houvigneul | |
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 A road of Houvin-Houvigneul | |
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Location of Houvin-Houvigneul | |
  Houvin-Houvigneul  Houvin-Houvigneul | |
| Coordinates: 50°17′55″N 2°23′07″E / 50.2986°N 2.3853°E / 50.2986; 2.3853 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte |
| Intercommunality | CC Campagnes de l'Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Richard Skowron[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 241 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62459 /62270 |
| Elevation | 108–148 m (354–486 ft) (avg. 143 m or 469 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Houvin-Houvigneul (French pronunciation: [uvɛ̃ uviɲœl]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
A farming village situated 20 miles (32 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D54 and the D23 roads. The commune was created in 1856 by merging Houvin and Houvigneul.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 315 | — |
| 1975 | 266 | −2.39% |
| 1982 | 245 | −1.17% |
| 1990 | 221 | −1.28% |
| 1999 | 201 | −1.05% |
| 2007 | 227 | +1.53% |
| 2012 | 232 | +0.44% |
| 2017 | 232 | +0.00% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Killen, dating from the fifteenth century.
- A ruined 15th century tower.
- The chapel at Houvin, dating from the seventeenth century.
- A seventeenth century farmhouse
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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