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Souchez
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Souchez is a commune in France, situated in the Pas-de-Calais department within the Hauts-de-France region. It is located in the arrondissement of Lens and the canton of Vimy, with an associated electoral district in the canton of Bully-les-Mines. The municipality borders Angres, Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, Aix-Noulette, and Carency. Its official postal code is 62153, and it has received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.
The area of Souchez is 6.75 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 157 meters. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 2,664 residents (1,185 male and 1,311 female) and another citing 2,222. The local government maintains an official website and contact details, including a phone number of +33-3-21-45-13-63.
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Place details
- Locality
- Souchez
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,222
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Souchez
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Cascade carieul 1280x960.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The Souchez river
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Souchez.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lens
- French commune.canton
- Bully-les-Mines
- French commune.INSEE
- 62801
- French commune.postal code
- 62153
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Marie Alexandre
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Lens-Liévin
- French commune.elevation m
- 97
- French commune.elevation min m
- 62
- French commune.elevation max m
- 157
- French commune.area km2
- 6.75
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- Geography
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- Places of interest
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Souchez () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is located 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.
==Geography== Souchez lies 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Souchez” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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