Ligny-sur-Canche
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Ligny-Sur-Canche | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Ligny-Sur-Canche | |
Coordinates: 50°17′06″N 2°15′32″E / 50.285°N 2.2589°ECoordinates: 50°17′06″N 2°15′32″E / 50.285°N 2.2589°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Auxi-le-Château |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Région de Frévent |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Delmotte |
Area | |
• Land1 | 7.17 km2 (2.77 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 203 |
• Population2 Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62513 / 62270 |
Elevation |
57–138 m (187–453 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
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. |
Ligny-Sur-Canche is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Ligny-sur-Canche is situated 25 miles (40 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D11 and the D941 roads, in the valley of the river Canche.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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209 | 229 | 219 | 187 | 197 | 205 | 203 |
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Modeste,dating from the twelfth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- Traces of an old castle.
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