Heuchin

Heuchin
Heuchin
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Heuchin
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Heuchin
Intercommunality	Les Vertes Collines du Saint-Polois
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Bertrand Vaast
Area1	8.16 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	534
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62451 / 62134
Elevation	72–166 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Heuchin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region of France.

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

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2010
Population	569	603	584	544	514	537	534	569
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents 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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Heuchin on the Quid website (French)
• Commune website