Estevelles
Appearance
Estevelles | |
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Coordinates: 50°28′34″N 2°54′31″E / 50.4761°N 2.9086°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Lens |
Canton | Wingles |
Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Estelle (née Alain) Szabo[1] |
Area 1 | 2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,024 |
• Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62311 /62880 |
Elevation | 21–46 m (69–151 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Estevelles (French pronunciation: [ɛstəvɛl]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]A farming village situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Lens, near the junction of the D164e and the D917. The canalised river Deûle forms the southern boundary of the commune.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,237 | — |
1975 | 1,183 | −0.64% |
1982 | 1,151 | −0.39% |
1990 | 1,629 | +4.44% |
1999 | 1,687 | +0.39% |
2007 | 1,717 | +0.22% |
2012 | 1,981 | +2.90% |
2017 | 2,044 | +0.63% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The war memorial.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Estevelles.
- Commune website (in French)
- Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (in French)