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Léchelle (French pronunciation: [leʃɛl] (listen)) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Léchelle
Commune
The church of Léchelle
Coat of arms
Location of Léchelle
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Coordinates: 50°03′27″N 2°58′29″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gabriel Trannin[1]
Area 1	3.75 km2 (1.45 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	47
• Density	13/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (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.

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.

Population

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.

Places of interest

• 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.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Léchelle (Pas-de-Calais).

• Five Points CWGC cemetery

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