Vélu
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Vélu | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′25″N 2°58′23″E / 50.1069°N 2.9731°ECoordinates: 50°06′25″N 2°58′23″E / 50.1069°N 2.9731°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Bertincourt |
| Intercommunality | Canton of Bertincourt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Lucien Rzepkowski |
| Area1 | 3.14 km2 (1.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 132 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62840 / 62124 |
| Elevation |
96–124 m (315–407 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 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. | |
Vélu is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Vélu is situated some 20 miles (32.2 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D18 and the D18E roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 183 | 187 | 134 | 138 | 130 | 136 | 132 |
| 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.Amand, rebuilt, along with much of the village, after World War I.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vélu. |
- Vélu on the Quid website (French)