Irles
Irles is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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.JPG.webp) The church in Irles | |
Location of Irles 
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| Coordinates: 50°06′01″N 2°45′16″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Régis Philippe |
| Area 1 | 5.38 km2 (2.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 113 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80451 /80300 |
| Elevation | 82–132 m (269–433 ft) (avg. 101 m or 331 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Irles is situated on the D163 road, some 10 miles (16 km) south of Arras, near the border with the département of the Pas-de-Calais.
History
Irles was the site of an action by the 1st Royal West Kent Regiment and the 12th Gloucestershire Regiment on 23 August 1918 during the Second Battle of Bapaume.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 103 | 135 | 129 | 120 | 113 | 104 | 115 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
See also
References
- Major CV Maloney, '"Invicta": with the 1st Battalion the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in the Great War', London: Nisbet & Co, 1923. ISBN 978-1-84342-541-0
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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