Essars

Essars
Commune
The town hall of Essars
Coat of arms
Location of Essars
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Coordinates: 50°32′52″N 2°39′55″E / 50.5478°N 2.6653°E / 50.5478; 2.6653
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Beuvry
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Malbranque[1]
Area ^1	3.72 km^2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,765
• Density	474/km^2 (1,230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62310 /62400
Elevation	18–23 m (59–75 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Essars (French pronunciation: [esaʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] northeast of Béthune and 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Lille.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,175	—
1975	1,151	−0.29%
1982	1,683	+5.58%
1990	1,919	+1.65%
1999	1,732	−1.13%
2007	1,645	−0.64%
2012	1,615	−0.37%
2017	1,725	+1.33%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE