Léchelle, Pas-de-Calais

Léchelle
Coat of arms
Léchelle
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Léchelle
Coordinates: 50°03′27″N 2°58′29″E / 50.0575°N 2.9747°ECoordinates: 50°03′27″N 2°58′29″E / 50.0575°N 2.9747°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bertincourt
Intercommunality	Canton of Bertincourt
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gabriel Trannin
Area^1	3.75 km^2 (1.45 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	59
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62494 / 62124
Elevation	94–132 m (308–433 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 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.

Léchelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A very small farming village situated 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Arras, on the D19E road, just a few yards from the A2 autoroute.

Population

Historical population of Léchelle, Pas-de-Calais

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	70	77	59	49	49	60	59
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 St. Nicholas, rebuilt along with most of the village, after World War I.
• The remains of an old chateau.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Five Points CWGC cemetery
• Léchelle on the Quid website (French)