Gavrelle
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  Gavrelle | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Gavrelle | ||
| Coordinates: 50°19′48″N 2°53′13″E / 50.33°N 2.8869°ECoordinates: 50°19′48″N 2°53′13″E / 50.33°N 2.8869°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Vimy | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté urbaine d'Arras | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Vincent Théry | |
| Area1 | 9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 475 | |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62369 / 62580 | |
| Elevation |
49–97 m (161–318 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Gavrelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village situated 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Arras, at the junction of the N50 and the D33 roads. The motorway junction of the A26 autoroute and the A1 autoroute is less than a mile away.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 385 | 390 | 394 | 358 | 430 | 475 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Vaast, dating from the twentieth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gavrelle. |
- Website of the commune of Gavrelle (French)
- The CWGC burials in the communal graveyard
- Gavrelle on the Quid website (French)