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Also known as Le Pelletier-sur-Canche

Hesdin (; ) is a former commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the new commune of Hesdin-la-Forêt.

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Hesdin is a commune in France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Hesdin and is located in the Pas-de-Calais department, specifically within the arrondissement of Montreuil. The town shares borders with Marconne and Marconnelle. Its official name is listed as Hesdin, Le Pelletier-sur-Canche.

The commune has an area of 0.93 square kilometers and an elevation of 34 meters above sea level. According to available data, the population is 4,480, with 1,023 males and 1,202 females. Hesdin is twinned with Brilon, the London Borough of Havering, and Heusden-Zolder. The postal code for the area is 62140.

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Place details

Locality
Hesdin-la-Forêt
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Population
2,790
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

37US AQIGood
PM2.5
5.3 µg/m³
PM10
10.7 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Hesdin
French commune.native name
Heusdin
French commune.commune
Hesdin-la-Forêt
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Hesdin.svg
French commune.image
Hesdin 22-09-2008 18-53-44.JPG
French commune.caption
Town hall
French commune.arrondissement
Montreuil
French commune.canton
Auxi-le-Château
French commune.INSEE
62447
French commune.postal code
62140
French commune.elevation m
26
French commune.elevation min m
23
French commune.elevation max m
34
French commune.area km2
0.9
French commune.population
2225
French commune.population date
2022

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Le Pelletier-sur-Canche
Country
France
Population
2225
Area
0.93
Elevation
27
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Marconnelle
Image
Hesdin-breteche.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Hesdin
twinned administrative body
Heusden-Zolder
Commons category
Hesdin
category for people born here
Q9225065
postal code
62140
associated electoral district
canton of Auxi-le-Château
male population
1023
female population
1202
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-21-86-84-76
fax number
+33-3-21-81-44-17
replaced by
Hesdin-la-Forêt
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2024-12-31
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Population
  • Places of interest
  • Notable people
  • Events
  • Twinned with
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Hesdin (; ) is a former commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the new commune of Hesdin-la-Forêt.

==Geography== The N39, from Arras to Montreuil, used to be the main thoroughfare of the town. In the 1950s, a circular route was created to help traffic flow. A second bypass was built in the 1980s, taking all through traffic well away from the town centre.

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