Léchelle, Pas-de-Calais

Léchelle
Léchelle
	Commune
	The church of Léchelle
	; Coat of arms
	; 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	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gabriel Trannin
Area1	3.75 km2 (1.45 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	59
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
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.

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.

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.

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