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Irles

Coordinates: 50°06′01″N 2°45′16″E / 50.1003°N 2.7544°E / 50.1003; 2.7544
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Irles
The church in Irles
The church in Irles
Location of Irles
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Irles is located in France
Irles
Irles
Irles is located in Hauts-de-France
Irles
Irles
Coordinates: 50°06′01″N 2°45′16″E / 50.1003°N 2.7544°E / 50.1003; 2.7544
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonAlbert
IntercommunalityPays du Coquelicot
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Régis Philippe[1]
Area
1
5.38 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
130
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80451 /80300
Elevation82–132 m (269–433 ft)
(avg. 101 m or 331 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Irles (French pronunciation: [iʁl]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

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Irles is situated on the D163 road, some 10 miles (16 km) south of Arras, near the border with the département of the Pas-de-Calais.

History

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Irles was the site of an action by the 1st Royal West Kent Regiment and the 12th Gloucestershire Regiment on 23 August 1918 during the Second Battle of Bapaume.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 135—    
1975 129−0.65%
1982 120−1.03%
1990 113−0.75%
1999 104−0.92%
2007 115+1.26%
2012 108−1.25%
2017 113+0.91%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  • Major CV Maloney, '"Invicta": with the 1st Battalion the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in the Great War', London: Nisbet & Co, 1923. ISBN 978-1-84342-541-0
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE