Heuchin

Heuchin (West Flemish: Helkijn) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Heuchin

Helkijn
A general view of Heuchin
Coat of arms
Location of Heuchin
Heuchin
Heuchin
Coordinates: 50°28′38″N 2°16′15″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonSaint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
IntercommunalityCC Ternois
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Bertrand Vaast
Area
1
8.16 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
529
  Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62451 /62134
Elevation72–166 m (236–545 ft)
(avg. 83 m or 272 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 32 miles (51 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D94 and the D71 roads and by the banks of the Faulx river.

Population

Historical population of Heuchin
Year19621968197519821990199920062010
Population569603584544514537534569
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 seen from the southwest
  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • Traces of an old castle and sandstone wells.

See also

References

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


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