Gavrelle
Gavrelle | |
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.JPG/1280px-061_Gavrelle_(_62580_).JPG) The church of Gavrelle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gavrelle | |
  Gavrelle  Gavrelle | |
| Coordinates: 50°19′48″N 2°53′13″E / 50.33°N 2.8869°E / 50.33; 2.8869 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Arras-2 |
| Intercommunality | CU d'Arras |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Théry[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 801 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62369 /62580 |
| Elevation | 49–97 m (161–318 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Gavrelle (French pronunciation: [ɡavʁɛl]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
A farming village situated 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Arras, at the junction of the N50 and the D33 roads. The motorway junction of the A26 autoroute and the A1 autoroute is less than a mile away.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 390 | — |
| 1975 | 394 | +0.15% |
| 1982 | 358 | −1.36% |
| 1990 | 430 | +2.32% |
| 1999 | 475 | +1.11% |
| 2007 | 566 | +2.22% |
| 2012 | 588 | +0.77% |
| 2017 | 627 | +1.29% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Vaast, dating from the twentieth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gavrelle.
- Website of the commune of Gavrelle (in French)
- The CWGC burials in the communal graveyard
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