Léchelle, Pas-de-Calais
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Léchelle | |
|---|---|
 The church of Léchelle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Léchelle  | |
  Léchelle  Léchelle | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2021)[2] | 46 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/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] ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 77 | — |
| 1975 | 59 | −3.73% |
| 1982 | 49 | −2.62% |
| 1990 | 49 | +0.00% |
| 1999 | 60 | +2.28% |
| 2007 | 56 | −0.86% |
| 2012 | 61 | +1.73% |
| 2017 | 49 | −4.29% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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