Ligny-sur-Canche explained

Ligny-sur-Canche
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Ligny-sur-Canche.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Insee:	62513
Postal Code:	62270
Mayor:	Jean-Marie Delmotte^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Ternois
Coordinates:	50.285°N 2.2589°W
Elevation M:	100
Elevation Min M:	57
Elevation Max M:	138
Area Km2:	7.17

Ligny-sur-Canche (in French pronounced as /liɲi syʁ kɑ̃ʃ/, literally Ligny on Canche) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

Ligny-sur-Canche is situated 25miles west of Arras, at the junction of the D11 and the D941 roads, in the valley of the river Canche.

Places of interest

• The church of St. Modeste, dating from the twelfth century.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• Traces of an old castle.

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/COM62513-ligny-sur-canche INSEE commune file