Thélus

Thélus

Thélus
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Vimy
Intercommunality Arras
Mayor Bernard Milleville
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 88–143 m (289–469 ft)
(avg. 121 m/397 ft)
Land area1 8.99 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Population2 1,204  (2006)
 - Density 134 /km2 (350 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62810/ 62580
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.

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

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Geography

Thélus lies 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Arras, at the junction of the N17 and D49 roads. Junction 7 of the A26 autoroute is less than a mile away. The commune was at the heart of the battle of Vimy Ridge.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
659 703 853 887 998 1022 1204
Census count starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

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