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Haucourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Haucourt
Commune
The church of Haucourt
Coat of arms
Location of Haucourt
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Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 2°57′15″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Brebières
Intercommunality	CC Osartis Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Dubus[1]
Area 1	6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	219
• Density	36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62414 /62156
Elevation	48–86 m (157–282 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A small farming village situated 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and the D9 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	197	—
1975	169	−2.17%
1982	196	+2.14%
1990	233	+2.19%
1999	240	+0.33%
2007	224	−0.86%
2012	254	+2.55%
2017	238	−1.29%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery, which contains 97 known burials of the First World War, roughly 25 unknown burials and a memorial to 4 men who are believed to be buried in the cemetery.
• The church of St.Michel, rebuilt, as was the entire village, after World War I.

See also

• Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt
• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haucourt (Pas-de-Calais).

• The CWGC website about the cemetery at Haucourt

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