Pelves

Summary

Disambiguation: pelves is also a plural alternative to pelvises.

Pelves (French pronunciation: [pɛlv]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Pelves
The road into Pelves
The road into Pelves
Coat of arms of Pelves
Location of Pelves
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Pelves
Pelves
Pelves is located in Hauts-de-France
Pelves
Pelves
Coordinates: 50°17′29″N 2°54′54″E / 50.2914°N 2.915°E / 50.2914; 2.915
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonBrebières
IntercommunalityCC Osartis Marquion
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) André Bordas[1]
Area
1
6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
773
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62650 /62118
Elevation42–99 m (138–325 ft)
(avg. 48 m or 157 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

Pelves is situated 6 miles (10 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D33E and C4 roads, in the valley of the river Scarpe and just south of the junction of the A1 and the A26 autoroutes.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968573—    
1975607+0.83%
1982653+1.05%
1990785+2.33%
1999716−1.02%
2007718+0.03%
2012717−0.03%
2017740+0.63%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links edit

  • The CWGC graves in the local cemetery