Ligny-Saint-Flochel Explained

Ligny-Saint-Flochel
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Ligny-Saint-Flochel.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Insee:	62514
Postal Code:	62127
Mayor:	Jean-Marie Cretel^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Ternois
Coordinates:	50.3589°N 2.4297°W
Elevation M:	134
Elevation Min M:	111
Elevation Max M:	157
Area Km2:	5.23

Ligny-Saint-Flochel (in French pronounced as /liɲi sɛ̃ flɔʃɛl/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

Ligny-Saint-Flochel is situated 15miles west of Arras, at the junction of the D81 and the D83 roads.

Places of interest

• The church of Saint Flochel, dating from the sixteenth century. According to legend, the body of St. Flochel was found in a piece of land near Roëllecourt.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The 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/cog/commune/COM62514-ligny-saint-flochel INSEE commune file