Maizières, Pas-de-Calais

Maizières
Dovecote and the church
Maizières
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Maizières
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Aubigny-en-Artois
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de l'Atrébatie
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Raymond Lavigne
Area1	6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	167
• Density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62542 / 62127
Elevation	123–153 m (404–502 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 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.

Maizières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Maizières is situated 16 miles (26 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D8, D81 and the D82 roads.

Population

Historical population of Maizières, Pas-de-Calais

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	216	223	175	173	177	177	167
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Leger, dating from the seventeenth century.
• An old dovecote.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Maizières on the Quid website (French)