Pelves Explained

Disambiguation: pelves is also a plural alternative to pelvises.

Pelves
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Pelves.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Brebières
Insee:	62650
Postal Code:	62118
Mayor:	André Bordas^[1]
Term:	2021 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Osartis Marquion
Coordinates:	50.2914°N 2.915°W
Elevation M:	48
Elevation Min M:	42
Elevation Max M:	99
Area Km2:	6.6

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

Geography

Pelves is situated 6miles 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.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt along with the entire village, after World War I.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC graves in the local cemetery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62650-pelves INSEE commune file