Valhuon Explained

Valhuon
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Valhuon.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Insee:	62835
Postal Code:	62550
Mayor:	Marie-Claude Pagerie^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Ternois
Coordinates:	50.4347°N 2.3781°W
Elevation M:	145
Elevation Min M:	118
Elevation Max M:	167
Area Km2:	9.17

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

Geography

Valhoun lies 26miles northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D77 and D916 roads.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Omer, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The sixteenth-century chateau.
• A windmill built in the 18th century.

Notable person

• Albert Châtelet (1883–1960) politician and mathematician, was born in Valhuon

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Official website

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/COM62835-valhuon INSEE commune file