Palluel

Palluel
Palluel
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Palluel
Coordinates: 50°16′05″N 3°05′57″E / 50.2681°N 3.0992°ECoordinates: 50°16′05″N 3°05′57″E / 50.2681°N 3.0992°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Marquion
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-François Lemaire
Area^1	2.77 km^2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	572
• Density	210/km^2 (530/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62646 / 62860
Elevation	34–60 m (112–197 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.

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

Geography

Palluel is situated 19 miles (31 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D21 and D13 roads, in the valley of the river Sensée.

History

The entire village was rebuilt after the ravages of World War I.
The commune was devastated by a tornado of category F5 on June 24, 1967. This tornado was one of the biggest ever recorded in France since at least 1850.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
479	508	522	565	525	520	572
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church, dating from the twentieth century.
• The lakes.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

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  The fishing lakes at Palluel

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  Palluel’s war memorial

External links

• Palluel on the Quid website (French)