Izel-lès-Équerchin

Izel-lès-Équerchin
Izel-lès-Équerchin
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Izel-lès-Équerchin
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Vimy
Intercommunality	Osartis
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Georges Houziaux
Area1	9.91 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	885
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62476 / 62490
Elevation	31–69 m (102–226 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 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.

Izel-lès-Équerchin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Arras, at the junction of the D40 and the D48 roads. The A1 autoroute passes by only yards away.

Population

Historical population of Izel-lès-Équerchin

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	778	800	835	795	817	779	885
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 of St.Martin, rebuilt along with the rest of the village after World War I.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Izel-lès-Équerchin on the Quid website (French)