Baralle

Baralle
Commune
The main road of 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°E / 50.2125; 3.0589Coordinates: 50°12′45″N 3°03′32″E / 50.2125°N 3.0589°E / 50.2125; 3.0589
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Bapaume
Intercommunality CC Osartis Marquion
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Lestocard
Area1 7.95 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 485
 • Density 61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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
YearPop.±%
1962482—    
1968491+1.9%
1975442−10.0%
1982418−5.4%
1990468+12.0%
1999487+4.1%
2009485−0.4%

Sights

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

See also

References


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