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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Vimy |
| Intercommunality | Arras |
| Mayor | Bernard Milleville (2008–2014) |
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| 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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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.
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 659 | 703 | 853 | 887 | 998 | 1022 | 1204 |
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