Souchez

Souchez
The Souchez river
Souchez
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Souchez
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Vimy
Intercommunality	Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Marie Alexandre
Area1	6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	2,337
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62801 / 62153
Elevation	62–157 m (203–515 ft) (avg. 97 m or 318 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.

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

Geography

Souchez lies 8 miles (12.9 km) 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.

Population

Historical population of Souchez

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1652	1800	1862	1872	2031	2176	2337
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 Basilica de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, built in 1932, by the architect Louis Cordonnier. It overlooks Souchez, but is in fact located on the territory of the neighboring commune Ablain-Saint-Nazaire.
• The church of St.Nicolas, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after World War I.
• The French and Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
• The war memorials.
• The museum and the Centre Européen de la Paix, all about the First World War

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official commune website (French)
• Zouave Valley CWGC cemetery
• Souchez Cabaret-Rouge CWGC cemetery
• Souchez on the Quid website (French)
• Webpage about the monument dedicated to General Barbot (French)