Irles

Irles
Commune
The church in Irles
Location of Irles
Irles Irles
Coordinates: 50°06′01″N 2°45′16″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Régis Philippe
Area 1	5.38 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	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

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

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• 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