Sauchy-Lestrée

Sauchy-Lestrée
Sauchy-Lestrée
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Sauchy-Lestrée
Coordinates: 50°13′40″N 3°06′15″E / 50.2278°N 3.1042°ECoordinates: 50°13′40″N 3°06′15″E / 50.2278°N 3.1042°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Marquion
Intercommunality	Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Francis Rigaut
Area^1	9.06 km^2 (3.50 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	454
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62781 / 62860
Elevation	41–77 m (135–253 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 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.

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

Geography

Sauchy-Lestrée lies 19 miles (30.6 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D21E and D15 roads.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
578	588	617	543	458	446	454
Census count starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St Ambert, rebuilt, as was much of the village, after World War I.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC cemetery
• Sauchy-Lestrée on the Quid website (French)