Achicourt

Achicourt Kortaken
Commune
The windmill of Achicourt
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°16′27″N 2°45′37″E / 50.2742°N 2.7603°E / 50.2742; 2.7603Coordinates: 50°16′27″N 2°45′37″E / 50.2742°N 2.7603°E / 50.2742; 2.7603
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-3
Intercommunality	Arras
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Pascal Lachambre
Area 1	5.94 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	7,878
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62004 /62217
Elevation	60–101 m (197–331 ft) (avg. 72 m or 236 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Achicourt (West Flemish: Kortaken) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Geography[]

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

Population[]

Sights[]

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

See also[]

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Achicourt.

• The World War I cemetery
• Official website of the commune
• Achicourt – a personal website

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