Monchel-sur-Canche
| Monchel-sur-Canche | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Monchel-sur-Canche | |
| Coordinates: 50°18′13″N 2°12′33″E / 50.3036°N 2.2092°ECoordinates: 50°18′13″N 2°12′33″E / 50.3036°N 2.2092°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) | Bertrand Cléret |
| Area1 | 5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 63 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62577 / 62270 |
| Elevation |
52–133 m (171–436 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 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. | |
Monchel-sur-Canche is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Monchel-sur-Canche is situated on the banks and in the vally of the river Canche, which feeds the local fish/trout farm, it is 25 miles (40 km) west of Arras, on the D102 road.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 62 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 71 | 63 |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The fifteenth century church of "St Juste", who is the patron saint of farmers.
Monchel sur Canche is known for being so friendly, in fact, the Village is known as "the little Village with a big heart" (Le petit village avec un grand coeur).
Monchel is a village that is unique!!
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