Estevelles

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

Estevelles
The town hall of Estevelles
Coat of arms
Location of Estevelles
Estevelles
Estevelles
Coordinates: 50°28′34″N 2°54′31″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonWingles
IntercommunalityCA Lens-Liévin
Government
  Mayor (20082014) René Poivre
Area
1
2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,044
  Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62311 /62880
Elevation21–46 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.

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 Deule river forms the southern boundary of the commune.

Population

Historical population of Estevelles
Year196219681975198219901999200420132018
Population122512371183115116291687169618752156
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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

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


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