Troisvaux

Troisvaux
Coat of arms
Troisvaux
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Troisvaux
Coordinates: 50°24′09″N 2°20′37″E / 50.4025°N 2.3436°ECoordinates: 50°24′09″N 2°20′37″E / 50.4025°N 2.3436°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality	Saint-Polois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Charles Torchy
Area^1	6.18 km^2 (2.39 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	302
• Density	49/km^2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62831 / 62130
Elevation	85–157 m (279–515 ft) (avg. 144 m or 472 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.

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

Geography

Troisvaux lies north of St. Pol, 21 miles (33.8 km) west of Arras, on the D87 road.

Population

Historical population of Troisvaux

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	247	257	265	265	294	296	302
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 trappist abbey of Belval
• The church of St. Vaast, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The church of St. Jude and St. Simon, dating from the nineteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The Abbey of Belval at Troisvaux (French)
• The CWGC communal cemetery
• Troisvaux on the Quid website (French)