Louches
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Louches (French pronunciation: [luʃ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
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The town hall of Louches | |
 Location of Louches | |
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| Coordinates: 50°49′50″N 2°00′26″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Calais-2 |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays d'Opale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Delabasserue[1] |
Area 1 | 12.83 km2 (4.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 947 |
| • Density | 73.8/km2 (191/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62531 /62610 |
| Elevation | 8–166 m (26–545 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 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 village some 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Calais, on the D225 road.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 696 | — |
| 1975 | 701 | +0.10% |
| 1982 | 677 | −0.50% |
| 1990 | 722 | +0.81% |
| 1999 | 733 | +0.17% |
| 2007 | 853 | +1.91% |
| 2012 | 943 | +2.03% |
| 2017 | 960 | +0.36% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Omer, dating from the seventeenth century.
Transport
The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Louches in 1881.[5] The railway was closed in 1955.[6]
