Houchin

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Houchin
Commune
The church of Houchin
Coat of arms
Location of Houchin
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Coordinates: 50°29′00″N 2°37′23″E / 50.4833°N 2.6231°E / 50.4833; 2.6231
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Nœux-les-Mines
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Maurice Leconte^[1]
Area ¹	4.5 km² (1.7 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	727
• Density	160/km² (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62456 /62620
Elevation	37–76 m (121–249 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Houchin (French pronunciation: [uʃɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

History

The name is first attested as Hucin in 1104, of unclear toponymy.

Geography

A farming village, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Béthune near the junction of the D72 and the D171 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	690	—
1975	644	−0.98%
1982	625	−0.43%
1990	664	+0.76%
1999	683	+0.31%
2007	713	+0.54%
2012	698	−0.42%
2017	718	+0.57%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest

The church of St.Omer, dating from the seventeenth century.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

^ "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

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Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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