Hesdin-la-Forêt

Hesdin-la-Forêt
Commune
The Hôtel de Ville
Location of Hesdin-la-Forêt
Hesdin-la-Forêt Location within France Hesdin-la-Forêt Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°22′25″N 2°02′17″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	CC des 7 Vallées
Government
• Mayor (2025–2026)	Matthieu Demoncheaux
Area 1	21.26 km2 (8.21 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	4,480
• Density	211/km2 (546/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62447 /62140
Elevation	21–130 m (69–427 ft)
Website	hesdin.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hesdin-la-Forêt (French pronunciation: [edɛ̃ la fɔʁɛ], lit. 'Hesdin the Forest') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It was formed on 1 January 2025, with the merger of Hesdin (the central town of the commune), Huby-Saint-Leu, Marconne and Sainte-Austreberthe.

Population

Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,314	—
1975	5,797	+1.25%
1982	5,571	−0.57%
1990	5,498	−0.16%
1999	5,295	−0.42%
2007	4,899	−0.97%
2012	4,660	−1.00%
2017	4,605	−0.24%
2023	4,480	−0.46%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department