Ablainzevelle

Ablainzevelle (French pronunciation: [ablɛ̃zvɛl]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.^[3]

Ablainzevelle
Commune
The church of Ablainzevelle
Coat of arms
Location of Ablainzevelle
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Coordinates: 50°09′10″N 2°43′56″E / 50.1528°N 2.7322°E / 50.1528; 2.7322
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-François Laly^[1]
Area ^1	4.32 km^2 (1.67 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)^[2]	231
• Density	53/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ablainzevellois, Ablainzevelloises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62002 /62116
Elevation	116–144 m (381–472 ft) (avg. 139 m or 456 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A small farming village located 11 miles (18 km) south of Arras, at the D7 and D12 road junction. It was rebuilt after being destroyed during World War I.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 257 —     1800 210 −2.84% 1806 228 +1.38% 1821 276 +1.28% 1831 318 +1.43% 1836 312 −0.38% 1841 330 +1.13% 1846 331 +0.06% 1851 366 +2.03% 1856 369 +0.16% 1861 356 −0.71% 1866 333 −1.33% 1872 306 −1.40% 1876 317 +0.89% 1881 310 −0.45% 1886 301 −0.59% 1891 312 +0.72% 1896 296 −1.05% 1901 283 −0.89%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 294 +0.77% 1911 300 +0.40% 1921 154 −6.45% 1926 198 +5.15% 1931 189 −0.93% 1936 204 +1.54% 1946 196 −0.40% 1954 191 −0.32% 1962 168 −1.59% 1968 156 −1.23% 1975 151 −0.46% 1982 141 −0.97% 1990 163 +1.83% 1999 172 +0.60% 2007 191 +1.32% 2012 206 +1.52% 2017 222 +1.51% 2020 231 +1.33%
Source: EHESS (1793-1999)^[4] and INSEE^[5]^[6]

Sights

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twentieth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ablainzevelle, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
6. Populations légales 2020

 

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