Izel-lès-Hameau

Izel-lès-Hameau
Izel-lès-Hameau
	Commune
	The road into Izel-lès-Hameau
	Coat of arms
	Location of Izel-lès-Hameau
	Izel-lès-Hameau Izel-lès-Hameau
	Coordinates: 50°18′56″N 2°31′59″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Dupuis
Area 1	8.51 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	727
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62477 /62690
Elevation	103–148 m (338–486 ft) ; (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Izel-lès-Hameau (since June 2009, formerly Izel-les-Hameaux)[2] is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Izel-lès-Hameau is a farming village situated 11 miles (18 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D54, D75 and the D78 roads.

History

During the First World War, a farm about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east, known as Filescamp Farm, was converted for use by the Royal Flying Corps. The location was known as Le Hameau.[3][4] It was commemorated with a ceremony and plaque in 2015.[5]

Population

Historical population of Izel-lès-Hameau
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	516	501	509	542	704	668	703
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. Pierre, rebuilt in 1962.

References

INSEE commune file

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
(in French) legifrance.gouv.fr
O'Connor, Mike (2004). Airfields & Airmen: Arras. Pen and Sword. p. 185. ISBN 9781473811744. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
"Un hommage aux aviateurs de la Grande Guerre". La Voix du Nord (in French). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
"Izel-lès-Hameau : le souvenir de l'aérodrome de 14-18 et de ses héros rappelé par une plaque de valorisation | Echo des ch'tis". Echo des Ch'tis. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[2] (in French) legifrance.gouv.fr

[3] O'Connor, Mike (2004). Airfields & Airmen: Arras. Pen and Sword. p. 185. ISBN 9781473811744. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

[4] "Un hommage aux aviateurs de la Grande Guerre". La Voix du Nord (in French). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

[5] "Izel-lès-Hameau : le souvenir de l'aérodrome de 14-18 et de ses héros rappelé par une plaque de valorisation | Echo des ch'tis". Echo des Ch'tis. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2018.