Achicourt

Achicourt Kortaken
Commune
The windmill of Achicourt
Coat of arms
Location of Achicourt
(2023–2026)		Patrick Lemaire[1]
Area 1	5.94 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	7,938
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,500/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 (French pronunciation: [aʃikuʁ]; West Flemish: Kortaken; Picard: Hachicourt) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.^[3]

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
• Achicourt station

References

External links

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