Bihucourt

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Bihucourt
Coat of arms of Bihucourt
Coat of arms
Bihucourt is located in France
Bihucourt
Bihucourt
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Bihucourt is located in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Bihucourt
Bihucourt
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Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Bapaume
Intercommunality Région de Bapaume
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Maryse Mouronval
Area1 4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 366
 • Density 78/km2 (200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62131 / 62121
Elevation 102–131 m (335–430 ft)
(avg. 116 m or 381 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bihucourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village located 11 miles (18 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D31 and the D7.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 328 —    
1968 328 +0.0%
1975 262 −20.1%
1982 289 +10.3%
1990 307 +6.2%
1999 305 −0.7%
2009 366 +20.0%

Sights

  • The church of St. Vaast, which, like most of the village, was rebuilt after the ravages of World War I.
  • The war memorial.

See also

References

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