Louches

Louches
Commune
The town hall of Louches
Louches Location within Hauts-de-France region Louches
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	Henri Boulanger
Area1	12.83 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	844
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Louches is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

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

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
682	696	701	677	722	733	844
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

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

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Louches on the Quid website (in French)