Houchin
Houchin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Houchin | |
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 The church of Houchin | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Houchin 
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| Coordinates: 50°29′00″N 2°37′23″E | |
| 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 (2008–2014) | Claude Konieczko |
| Area 1 | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 718 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/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. | |
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
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 647 | 690 | 644 | 625 | 664 | 683 | 711 |
| 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.Omer, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
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