Irles

Irles
Irles
Location within Picardy region  Irles
Coordinates: 50°06′01″N 2°45′16″E / 50.1003°N 2.7544°ECoordinates: 50°06′01″N 2°45′16″E / 50.1003°N 2.7544°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Hubert Macron
Area^1	5.38 km^2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	115
• Density	21/km^2 (55/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80451 / 80300
Elevation	82–132 m (269–433 ft) (avg. 101 m or 331 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.

Irles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Irles is situated on the D163 road, some 10 miles (16 km) south of Arras, near the border with the département of the Pas-de-Calais.

History

Irles was the site of an action by the 1st Royal West Kent Regiment and the 12th Gloucestershire Regiment on 23 August 1918 during the Second Battle of Bapaume.

Population

Historical population of Irles

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	103	135	129	120	113	104	115
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE
• Major CV Maloney, '"Invicta": with the 1st Battalion the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in the Great War', London: Nisbet & Co, 1923. ISBN 978-1-84342-541-0

External links

• Irles on the Quid website (French)