Baralle

Baralle
Coat of arms
Baralle
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Baralle
Coordinates: 50°12′45″N 3°03′32″E / 50.2125°N 3.0589°ECoordinates: 50°12′45″N 3°03′32″E / 50.2125°N 3.0589°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Marquion
Intercommunality	Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Lestocard
Area^1	7.95 km^2 (3.07 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	485
• Density	61/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62081 / 62860
Elevation	44–78 m (144–256 ft) (avg. 69 m or 226 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.

Baralle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village located 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Arras at the junction of the D14, D16 and D19 roads. The entire commune was obliterated during World War I.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	482	—
1968	491	+1.9%
1975	442	−10.0%
1982	418	−5.4%
1990	468	+12.0%
1999	487	+4.1%
2009	485	−0.4%

Sights

• The ruins of an early castle.
• The church of St. Georges, dating from the twentieth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Baralle on the Quid website (French)