Bihucourt

Bihucourt (French pronunciation: [bi.ykuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[3]

Bihucourt
Commune
The church of Bihucourt
Coat of arms
Location of Bihucourt
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Coordinates: 50°07′36″N 2°48′02″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC du Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Benoît-Vincent Caille[1]
Area 1	4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	310
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Bihucourt was struck by an EF3 tornado on 23 October 2022, causing significant damage in the area.

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.	±% p.a.
1968	328	—
1975	262	−3.16%
1982	289	+1.41%
1990	307	+0.76%
1999	305	−0.07%
2009	366	+1.84%
2014	346	−1.12%
2020	338	−0.39%
Source: INSEE[4]

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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department