Léchelle, Pas-de-Calais
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Coordinates: 50°03′27″N 2°58′29″E / 50.0575°N 2.9747°ECoordinates: 50°03′27″N 2°58′29″E / 50.0575°N 2.9747°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Bapaume |
Intercommunality | CC Sud-Artois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gabriel Trannin[1] |
Area 1 | 3.75 km2 (1.45 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 48 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62494 /62124 |
Elevation | 94–132 m (308–433 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Léchelle (French pronunciation: [leʃɛl] (listen)) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography[]
A very small farming village situated 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Arras, on the D19E road, just a few yards from the A2 autoroute.
Population[]
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 70 | 77 | 59 | 49 | 49 | 60 | 59 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Places of interest[]
- The church of St. Nicholas, rebuilt along with most of the village, after World War I.
- The remains of an old chateau.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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