Izel-lès-Équerchin (, literally ''Izel
near
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Équerchin''; ) is a
commune in the
Pas-de-Calais
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department in the
Hauts-de-France
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region of
France
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.
INSEE commune file
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Geography
A farming village situated northeast of Arras, at the junction of the D40 and the D48 roads. The A1 autoroute
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passes by only yards away.
Hydrography
The source of the Escrébieux, a 11,7 km unsailable river is in the village territory
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Martin, rebuilt along with the rest of the village after World War I
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.
See also
*Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
The following is a list of the 887 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
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