Souchez | |
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 The Souchez river | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Souchez | |
  Souchez  Souchez | |
| Coordinates:50°23′29″N2°44′37″E / 50.3914°N 2.7436°E /50.3914; 2.7436 | |
| 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 (2022)[2] | 2,664 |
| • Density | 395/km2 (1,020/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. | |
Souchez (French pronunciation:[suʃe]) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in theHauts-de-France region ofFrance.[3] It is located 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) northwest of theCanadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to theBattle of Vimy Ridge and the missingFirst World War Canadian soldiers with no known grave; the Memorial is also the site of two Canadian cemeteries.[4]
Souchez lies 8 miles (13 km) north ofArras, at the junction of the D937, D57 and D58 roads. The small river Souchez, a tributary of theDeûle, flows through the town.
| 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] | ||
The ridge runs in a direction from Givenchy-en-Gohelle in the north-west to Farbus in the south-east.
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