Louches

Louches (French pronunciation: [luʃ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Louches
Commune
The town hall of Louches
Location of Louches
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Coordinates: 50°49′50″N 2°00′26″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-2
Intercommunality	CC Pays d'Opale
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Franck Delabasserue[1]
Area 1	12.83 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	948
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62531 /62610
Elevation	8–166 m (26–545 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A village some 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Calais, on the D225 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	696	—
1975	701	+0.10%
1982	677	−0.50%
1990	722	+0.81%
1999	733	+0.17%
2007	853	+1.91%
2012	943	+2.03%
2017	960	+0.36%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Omer, dating from the seventeenth century.

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Louches in 1881.^[5] The railway was closed in 1955.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department