Irles
Appearance
Irles | |
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Coordinates: 50°06′01″N 2°45′16″E / 50.1003°N 2.7544°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Péronne |
Canton | Albert |
Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Régis Philippe[1] |
Area 1 | 5.38 km2 (2.08 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 130 |
• Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80451 /80300 |
Elevation | 82–132 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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
[edit]References
[edit]- 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
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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