Léchelle, Pas-de-Calais

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Gabriel Trannin^[1]Area3.75 km² (1.45 sq mi)Population46 • Density12/km² (32/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation94–132 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.

Léchelle (French pronunciation: [leʃɛl] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

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

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	77	—
1975	59	−3.73%
1982	49	−2.62%
1990	49	+0.00%
1999	60	+2.28%
2007	56	−0.86%
2012	61	+1.73%
2017	49	−4.29%
Source: INSEE[4]

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

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