Hestrus

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Hestrus
Hestrus is located in France
Hestrus
Hestrus
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Hestrus is located in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Hestrus
Hestrus
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Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Heuchin
Intercommunality Pernois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Claude Gosselin
Area1 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 225
 • Density 29/km2 (75/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62450 / 62550
Elevation 85–167 m (279–548 ft)
(avg. 151 m or 495 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.

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

Geography

A farming village situated 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D99 and the D70E4 roads.

Population

Historical population of Hestrus
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 311 323 292 276 272 239 225
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 Notre-Dame, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

References

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