Mont-Saint-Éloi
Mont-Saint-Éloi is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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 Abbey of Mont Saint-Éloi | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mont-Saint-Éloi 
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| Coordinates: 50°21′07″N 2°41′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Arras-1 |
| Intercommunality | CU Arras |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Bavière |
| Area 1 | 15.85 km2 (6.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,023 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62589 /62144 |
| Elevation | 67–145 m (220–476 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Mont-Saint-Éloi is situated 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D341 and the D49 roads, on the banks of the river Scarpe.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 1031 | 1042 | 1056 | 1023 | 982 | 1018 | 1033 |
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Places of interest
- The church of St.Joseph, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- The eighteenth-century chateau d’Écoivres.
- Remains of an abbey church, destroyed in 1783.
- Two menhirs, known as the Twin Stones.
Towers of the abbey of Mont Saint-Éloi
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The menhirs
Menhirs
Écoivres village
Features on the church spire
Aerial view of the countryside
Aerial view
Aerial view of the abbey
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