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Estevelles

Coordinates: 50°28′34″N 2°54′31″E / 50.4761°N 2.9086°E / 50.4761; 2.9086
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Estevelles
The town hall of Estevelles
The town hall of Estevelles
Coat of arms of Estevelles
Location of Estevelles
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Estevelles is located in France
Estevelles
Estevelles
Estevelles is located in Hauts-de-France
Estevelles
Estevelles
Coordinates: 50°28′34″N 2°54′31″E / 50.4761°N 2.9086°E / 50.4761; 2.9086
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonWingles
IntercommunalityCA Lens-Liévin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Estelle (née Alain) Szabo[1]
Area
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2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,024
 • Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62311 /62880
Elevation21–46 m (69–151 ft)
(avg. 19 m or 62 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Estevelles (French pronunciation: [ɛstəvɛl]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

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A farming village situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Lens, near the junction of the D164e and the D917. The canalised river Deûle forms the southern boundary of the commune.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,237—    
1975 1,183−0.64%
1982 1,151−0.39%
1990 1,629+4.44%
1999 1,687+0.39%
2007 1,717+0.22%
2012 1,981+2.90%
2017 2,044+0.63%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
  • The war memorial.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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