Hestrus

Hestrus
Hestrus
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Hestrus
Coordinates: 50°26′55″N 2°19′52″E / 50.4486°N 2.3311°ECoordinates: 50°26′55″N 2°19′52″E / 50.4486°N 2.3311°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Heuchin
Intercommunality	Pernois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Gosselin
Area^1	7.8 km^2 (3.0 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	225
• Density	29/km^2 (75/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62450 / 62550
Elevation	85–167 m (279–548 ft) (avg. 151 m or 495 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.

Hestrus is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D99 and the D70E4 roads.

Population

Historical population of Hestrus

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	311	323	292	276	272	239	225
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Hestrus on the Quid website (French)