Haillicourt | ||
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The town hall of Haillicourt
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Coordinates: 50°28′36″N 2°35′06″E / 50.4767°N 2.585°ECoordinates: 50°28′36″N 2°35′06″E / 50.4767°N 2.585°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Béthune | |
Canton | Nœux-les-Mines | |
Intercommunality | Artois | |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Foucault | |
Area1 | 4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 5,007 | |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62400 /62940 | |
Elevation | 39–93 m (128–305 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Haillicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
A former coal-mining town, now a light industrial and farming commune, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Béthune and 32 miles (51.5 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D188 and the D86 roads.