Gauchin-Légal Explained

Gauchin-Légal
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Gauchin-Légal (Pas-de-Calais).svg
Arrondissement:Béthune
Canton:Bruay-la-Buissière
Insee:62366
Postal Code:62150
Mayor:Dominique Voiseux[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Coordinates:50.4156°N 2.5828°W
Elevation M:93
Elevation Min M:85
Elevation Max M:167
Area Km2:6.03

Gauchin-Légal (in French pronounced as /ɡoʃɛ̃ leɡal/; or Gauchin-le-Gal) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Geography

A farming village situated some 10miles south of Béthune and 29miles southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D73 and the D341 roads. A small stream, the ‘ruisseau Caucourt’, a tributary of the river Lawe, flows through the village.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62366-gauchin-legal INSEE commune file