La Thieuloye

La Thieuloye
La Thieuloye
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  La Thieuloye
Coordinates: 50°24′48″N 2°26′39″E / 50.4133°N 2.4442°ECoordinates: 50°24′48″N 2°26′39″E / 50.4133°N 2.4442°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Aubigny-en-Artois
Intercommunality	Pernois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Calau
Area^1	4.06 km^2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	439
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62813 / 62130
Elevation	135–166 m (443–545 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
^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.

La Thieuloye is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Le Thieuloye is situated 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Arras, near the junction of the D77 and the N41 road.

Population

Historical population of La Thieuloye

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	376	393	400	394	394	361	439
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 Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Old houses and drinking-fountains.

Notable people

• Robert-François Damiens (1715–1757), who attained notoriety with his attempted assassination of Louis XV of France in 1757, was born in the village.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• La Thieuloye on the Quid website (French)