Mont-Saint-Éloi
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Mont-Saint-Éloi | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Mont-Saint-Éloi | ||
Coordinates: 50°21′07″N 2°41′38″E / 50.3519°N 2.6939°ECoordinates: 50°21′07″N 2°41′38″E / 50.3519°N 2.6939°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Arras | |
Canton | Dainville | |
Intercommunality | Artois | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Bavière | |
Area | ||
• Land1 | 15.85 km2 (6.12 sq mi) | |
Population (2006) | ||
• Population2 | 1,033 | |
• Population2 Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62589 / 62144 | |
Elevation |
67–145 m (220–476 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 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. |
Mont-Saint-Éloi is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Mont-Saint-Éloi is situated 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D341 and the D49 roads, on the banks of the river Scarpe.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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1031 | 1042 | 1056 | 1023 | 982 | 1018 | 1033 |
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Joseph, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- The eighteenth-century chateau d’Écoivres.
- Remains of an abbey church, destroyed in 1783.
- Two menhirs, known as the Twin Stones.
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Towers of the abbey of Mont Saint-Éloi
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The menhirs
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Menhirs
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Écoivres village
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Features on the church spire
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Aerial view of the countryside
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Aerial view
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Aerial view of the abbey
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