Izel-lès-Hameau

Izel-lès-Hameau
Izel-lès-Hameau
Commune
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	Coordinates: 50°18′56″N 2°31′59″E / 50.3156°N 2.5331°ECoordinates: 50°18′56″N 2°31′59″E / 50.3156°N 2.5331°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Dupuis
Area 1	8.51 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	728
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62477 /62690
Elevation	103–148 m (338–486 ft) ; (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Izel-lès-Hameau (since June 2009, formerly Izel-les-Hameaux)^[2] is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

Izel-lès-Hameau is a farming village situated 11 miles (18 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D54, D75 and the D78 roads.

History[]

During the First World War, a farm about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east, known as Filescamp Farm, was converted for use by the Royal Flying Corps. The location was known as Le Hameau.^[3]^[4] It was commemorated with a ceremony and plaque in 2015.^[5]

Population[]

Historical population of Izel-lès-Hameau
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	516	501	509	542	704	668	703
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest[]

The church of St. Pierre, rebuilt in 1962.

References[]

INSEE commune file

^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
^ (in French) legifrance.gouv.fr
^ O'Connor, Mike (2004). Airfields & Airmen: Arras. Pen and Sword. p. 185. ISBN 9781473811744. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
^ "Un hommage aux aviateurs de la Grande Guerre". La Voix du Nord (in French). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
^ "Izel-lès-Hameau : le souvenir de l'aérodrome de 14-18 et de ses héros rappelé par une plaque de valorisation | Echo des ch'tis". Echo des Ch'tis. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

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[1] "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

[2] (in French) legifrance.gouv.fr

[3] O'Connor, Mike (2004). Airfields & Airmen: Arras. Pen and Sword. p. 185. ISBN 9781473811744. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

[4] "Un hommage aux aviateurs de la Grande Guerre". La Voix du Nord (in French). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

[5] "Izel-lès-Hameau : le souvenir de l'aérodrome de 14-18 et de ses héros rappelé par une plaque de valorisation | Echo des ch'tis". Echo des Ch'tis. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

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