Berles-Monchel

Berles-Monchel
Commune
The town hall of Berles

Coat of arms
Berles-Monchel
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Berles-Monchel
Coordinates: 50°20′42″N 2°32′21″E / 50.345°N 2.5392°E / 50.345; 2.5392Coordinates: 50°20′42″N 2°32′21″E / 50.345°N 2.5392°E / 50.345; 2.5392
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Jacques Thellier
Area1 8.33 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 467
 • Density 56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62113 /62690
Elevation 97–132 m (318–433 ft)
(avg. 210 m or 690 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.

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

Geography

A village located 11 miles (17 km) northwest of Arras on the D82 junction with the N39 road, in the valley, and the source of the river Scarpe.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962359—    
1968361+0.6%
1975347−3.9%
1982349+0.6%
1990434+24.4%
1999440+1.4%
2009467+6.1%

Sights

  • The eighteenth-century château.
  • The Wandelicourt chapel, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The church of Saint-Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

References


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