Achicourt

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Coordinates: 50°16′27″N 2°45′37″E / 50.2741666667, 2.76027777778

Commune of Achicourt
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-Sud
Intercommunality	Communauté urbaine d'Arras
Mayor	Pascal Lachambre (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	60 m–101 m (avg. 72 m)
Land area¹	5,94 km²
Population² (1999)	7695
- Density	1295/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62004/ 62217
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Achicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

A light industrial suburb of Arras located 2 miles (3km) southwest of Arras, at the D3 and D5 road junction. The river Crinchon flows through the town.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
5186	5188	7433	7795	7959	7659
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The old windmill, rebuilt in 1994.
• The church of St.Vaast, dating from the 20th century.
• The church of St.Christophe, dating from the 20th century.
• Traces of a rectangular castle motte from the 13th century.
• The British war cemetery, where 131 English and Canadian soldiers are buried.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• The World War I cemetery
• Official website of the commune
• Achicourt – a personal website
• Achicourt on the Insee website (French)
• Achicourt on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 29th 2008.