Achicourt

Achicourt
Coat of arms
Achicourt
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Achicourt
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-Sud
Intercommunality	Arras
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pascal Lachambre
Area1	5.94 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	7,727
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62004 / 62217
Elevation	60–101 m (197–331 ft) (avg. 72 m or 236 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Achicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Geography

A light industrial suburb of Arras located 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Arras, at the D3 and D5 road junction. The river Crinchon flows through the town.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	5,186	—
1968	5,188	+0.0%
1975	7,433	+43.3%
1982	7,795	+4.9%
1990	7,959	+2.1%
1999	7,659	−3.8%
2009	7,727	+0.9%

Sights

• The old windmill, rebuilt in 1994.
• The church of St.Vaast, dating from the twentieth century.
• The church of St.Christophe, dating from the twentieth century.
• Traces of a rectangular castle motte from the thirteenth century.
• The British war cemetery, where 131 English and Canadian soldiers are buried.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The World War I cemetery
• Official website of the commune
• Achicourt – a personal website
• Achicourt on the Quid website (French)