Souchez (French pronunciation: [suʃe]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3] It is located 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) northwest of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the missing First World War Canadian soldiers with no known grave; the Memorial is also the site of two Canadian cemeteries.[4]
Souchez | |
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 The Souchez river | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Souchez  | |
  Souchez  Souchez | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′29″N 2°44′37″E / 50.3914°N 2.7436°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Bully-les-Mines |
| Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Alexandre[1] |
Area 1 | 6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,658 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62801 /62153 |
| Elevation | 62–157 m (203–515 ft) (avg. 97 m or 318 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editSouchez lies 8 miles (13 km) north of Arras, at the junction of the D937, D57 and D58 roads. The small river Souchez, a tributary of the Deûle, flows through the town.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,800 | — |
| 1975 | 1,862 | +0.48% |
| 1982 | 1,872 | +0.08% |
| 1990 | 2,031 | +1.02% |
| 1999 | 2,176 | +0.77% |
| 2007 | 2,330 | +0.86% |
| 2012 | 2,587 | +2.11% |
| 2017 | 2,496 | −0.71% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The Basilica de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, built in 1932, by the architect Louis Cordonnier. It overlooks Souchez, but is in fact located on the territory of the neighboring commune Ablain-Saint-Nazaire.
- The church of St.Nicolas, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after World War I.
- The French and Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
- The war memorials.
- The museum and the Centre Européen de la Paix, all about the First World War
- The nearby Canadian National Vimy Memorial
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Canadian National Vimy Memorial, France". The Great War UK. 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
The ridge runs in a direction from Givenchy-en-Gohelle in the north-west to Farbus in the south-east.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Souchez.
- Official commune website (in French)
- Zouave Valley CWGC cemetery
- Souchez Cabaret-Rouge CWGC cemetery
- First World War Museum in Souchez
