Palluel

Palluel

Palluel
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Marquion
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de Marquion
Mayor Jean-François Lemaire
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 34–60 m (112–200 ft)
Land area1 2.77 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population2 572  (2006)
 - Density 206 /km2 (530 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62646/ 62860
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.

Palluel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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Geography

Palluel is situated 19 miles (31 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D21 and D13 roads, in the valley of the river Sensée.

History

The entire village was rebuilt after the ravages of World War I.
The commune was devastated by a tornado of category F5 on June 24, 1967. This tornado was one of the biggest ever recorded in France since at least 1850.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
479 508 522 565 525 520 572
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

See also

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