Pelves
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Pelves | |
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 The road into Pelves | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pelves | |
  Pelves Location within France  Pelves Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°17′29″N 2°54′54″E / 50.2914°N 2.915°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Brebières |
| Intercommunality | CC Osartis Marquion |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | André Bordas[1] |
Area 1 | 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 770 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62650 /62118 |
| Elevation | 42–99 m (138–325 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pelves (French pronunciation: [pɛlv]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Pelves is situated 6 miles (10 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D33E and C4 roads, in the valley of the river Scarpe and just south of the junction of the A1 and the A26 autoroutes.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 573 | — |
| 1975 | 607 | +0.83% |
| 1982 | 653 | +1.05% |
| 1990 | 785 | +2.33% |
| 1999 | 716 | −1.02% |
| 2007 | 718 | +0.03% |
| 2012 | 717 | −0.03% |
| 2017 | 740 | +0.63% |
| 2023 | 770 | +0.66% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt along with the entire village, after World War I.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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