Houchin

Houchin
Houchin
	Commune
	The church of Houchin
	Coat of arms
	Location of Houchin
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	Coordinates: 50°29′00″N 2°37′23″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Nœux-les-Mines
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Konieczko
Area 1	4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	718
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62456 /62620
Elevation	37–76 m (121–249 ft) ; (avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming village, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Béthune near the junction of the D72 and the D171 roads.

Historical population of Houchin
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	647	690	644	625	664	683	711
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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