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Auchel
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Auchel is a commune in France, situated within the Pas-de-Calais department and the arrondissement of Béthune. It serves as the capital of the canton of Auchel. The municipality borders Burbure, Cauchy-à-la-Tour, Lozinghem, and Marles-les-Mines. Its postal code is 62260, and it is located in the Hauts-de-France region.
The commune has an area of 6 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 10,863 residents (4,899 male and 5,392 female) and another citing 11,419. Elevation data ranges from 84 to 157 meters above sea level. Auchel is twinned with Iserlohn, West Malling, and Túrkeve.
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Place details
- Locality
- Auchel
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 11,419
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Auchel
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Auchel et son passé minier.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The mining memorial
- French commune.arrondissement
- Béthune
- French commune.canton
- Auchel
- French commune.INSEE
- 62048
- French commune.postal code
- 62260
- French commune.mayor
- Phillibert Berrier
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
- French commune.elevation m
- 99
- French commune.elevation min m
- 68
- French commune.elevation max m
- 157
- French commune.area km2
- 6
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Mairie d'Auchel
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
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- Population
- Sights
- International relations
- Notable people
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Auchel (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
==Geography== An ex-mining town, nowadays a light industrial & farming commune, situated southwest of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D183 and the D183E roads.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Auchel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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