Léchelle, Pas-de-Calais
| Léchelle | ||
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  Léchelle | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Léchelle | ||
| 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 | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Bertincourt | |
| Intercommunality | Canton of Bertincourt | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gabriel Trannin | |
| Area1 | 3.75 km2 (1.45 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 59 | |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62494 / 62124 | |
| Elevation |
94–132 m (308–433 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Léchelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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
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