Achicourt
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Commune of Achicourt |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Arras-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Communauté urbaine d'Arras |
| Mayor | Pascal Lachambre (2008-2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 60 m–101 m (avg. 72 m) |
| Land area¹ | 5,94 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
7695 |
| - Density | 1295/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 62004/ 62217 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Achicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
A light industrial suburb of Arras located 2 miles (3km) southwest of Arras, at the D3 and D5 road junction. The river Crinchon flows through the town.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 5186 | 5188 | 7433 | 7795 | 7959 | 7659 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] Places of interest
- The old windmill, rebuilt in 1994.
- The church of St.Vaast, dating from the 20th century.
- The church of St.Christophe, dating from the 20th century.
- Traces of a rectangular castle motte from the 13th century.
- The British war cemetery, where 131 English and Canadian soldiers are buried.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
[edit] External links
- The World War I cemetery
- Official website of the commune
- Achicourt – a personal website
- Achicourt on the Insee website (French)
- Achicourt on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 29th 2008.
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