Houchin
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Bethune | |
Canton | Nœux-les-Mines | |
Community association | Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels | |
Coordinates | 50 ° 29 ′ N , 2 ° 37 ′ E | |
height | 37-76 m | |
surface | 4.5 km 2 | |
Residents | 718 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 160 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 62620 | |
INSEE code | 62456 |
Houchin is a French municipality with 718 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Béthune and the canton of Nœux-les-Mines (until 2015: Canton Barlin ) and is a member of the Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane community association .
geography
Houchin is about five kilometers south of Béthune . Houchin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vaudricourt in the north and north-west, Drouvin-le-Marais in the north, Nœux-les-Mines in the east, Barlin in the south, Ruitz in the south-west, Haillicourt in the west and south-west and Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune in the north-west.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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647 | 690 | 644 | 625 | 664 | 683 | 702 | 695 | |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Omer church from the 17th century
- chapel
- British military cemetery
Web links
Commons : Houchin - collection of images, videos and audio files