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The Souchez river
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 50°23′29″N 2°44′37″E / 50.3914°N 2.7436°ECoordinates: 50°23′29″N 2°44′37″E / 50.3914°N 2.7436°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Bully-les-Mines | |
| Intercommunality | Lens-Liévin | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Alexandre | |
| Area1 | 6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,337 | |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62801 /62153 | |
| Elevation | 62–157 m (203–515 ft) (avg. 97 m or 318 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. |
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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.
Souchez is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is located 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) northwest of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the missing First World War Canadian soldiers with no known grave; the Memorial is also the site of two Canadian cemeteries.
Souchez lies 8 miles (12.9 km) north of Arras, at the junction of the D937, D57 and D58 roads. The small river Souchez, a tributary of the Deûle, flows through the town.
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