Louches

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Louches

|commune status = Commune

|image = Louches (Pas-de-Calais) mairie.JPG

|caption = The town hall of Louches

|image coat of arms =

|arrondissement = Calais

|canton = Calais-2

|INSEE = 62531

|postal code = 62610

|mayor = Franck Delabasserue{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CC Pays d'Opale

|coordinates = {{coord|50.8306|2.0072|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 26

|elevation min m = 8

|elevation max m = 166

|area km2 = 12.83

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Louches ({{IPA|fr|luʃ}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62531-louches INSEE commune file]

Geography

A village some 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Calais, on the D225 road.

Population

{{Historical populations

| 1968|696

| 1975|701

| 1982|677

| 1990|722

| 1999|733

| 2007|853

| 2012|943

| 2017|960

| source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62531#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

| percentages = pagr

| align = none

}}

Places of interest

The church of St.Omer, dating from the seventeenth century.

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Louches in 1881.{{sfn|Farebrother |Farebrother |2008 |p=31}} The railway was closed in 1955.{{sfn|Farebrother |Farebrother |2008 |pp=281-82}}

References

=Sources=

{{cite book | first1 =Martin J B | last1 =Farebrother |last2=Farebrother | first2 =Joan S | year =2008 | title =Tortillards of Artois | publisher =The Oakwood Press | location =Usk | isbn =978-0-85361-679-5 }}

Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais