Valhuon
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Valhuon (French pronunciation: [valɥɔ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Valhuon | |
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 The church of Valhuon | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Valhuon  | |
  Valhuon  Valhuon | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′05″N 2°22′41″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise |
| Intercommunality | CC Ternois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Claude Pagerie[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.17 km2 (3.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 549 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62835 /62550 |
| Elevation | 118–167 m (387–548 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Valhoun lies 26 miles (42 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D77 and D916 roads.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 529 | — |
| 1975 | 513 | −0.44% |
| 1982 | 545 | +0.87% |
| 1990 | 535 | −0.23% |
| 1999 | 469 | −1.45% |
| 2007 | 545 | +1.90% |
| 2012 | 580 | +1.25% |
| 2017 | 569 | −0.38% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
- The church of St.Omer, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The sixteenth-century chateau.
- A windmill built in the 18th century.
- Albert Châtelet (1883–1960) politician and mathematician, was born in Valhuon
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