Léchelle, Pas-de-Calais explained

Léchelle
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Léchelle.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Bapaume
Insee:	62494
Postal Code:	62124
Mayor:	Gabriel Trannin^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Sud-Artois
Coordinates:	50.0575°N 2.9747°W
Elevation M:	115
Elevation Min M:	94
Elevation Max M:	132
Area Km2:	3.75

Léchelle (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

A very small farming village situated 20miles southeast of Arras, on the D19E road, just a few yards from the A2 autoroute.

Places of interest

• The church of St. Nicholas, rebuilt along with most of the village, after World War I.
• The remains of an old chateau.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Five Points CWGC cemetery

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/geographie/commune/62494-lechelle INSEE commune file