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 The mining memorial | |
Location of Auchel  | |
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| Coordinates:50°30′31″N2°28′28″E / 50.5086°N 2.4744°E /50.5086; 2.4744 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Auchel |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Phillibert Berrier[1] |
Area 1 | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 10,124 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62048 /62260 |
| Elevation | 68–157 m (223–515 ft) (avg. 99 m or 325 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Auchel (French pronunciation:[oʃɛl];Picard:Auchez) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in theHauts-de-France region in northern France.
An ex-mining town, nowadays a light industrial & farming commune, situated 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Béthune and 34 miles (55 km) southwest ofLille, at the junction of the D183 and the D183E roads.
Following the discovery ofcoal deposits in the area in 1851, the town grew as the demand forcoal increased in France. This old mining town had close to 15,000 inhabitants in the 1950s.
The coal recession in the late 1960s lead to a constant decline in population, despite the efforts of the municipality to attract and keep people here during and after the recession.
The inhabitants are calledAuchellois.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 14,091 | — |
| 1975 | 13,329 | −0.79% |
| 1982 | 12,535 | −0.87% |
| 1990 | 11,813 | −0.74% |
| 1999 | 11,392 | −0.40% |
| 2007 | 11,225 | −0.18% |
| 2012 | 10,991 | −0.42% |
| 2017 | 10,291 | −1.31% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Auchel is twinned with:
West Malling, in the county ofKent, England.
Iserlohn, inNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.Auchel is the birthplace of:
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