Gavrelle

Gavrelle (French pronunciation: [ɡavʁɛl]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Gavrelle
Commune
The church of Gavrelle
Coat of arms
Location of Gavrelle
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Coordinates: 50°19′48″N 2°53′13″E / 50.33°N 2.8869°E / 50.33; 2.8869
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-2
Intercommunality	CU d'Arras
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Vincent Théry^[1]
Area ^1	9.02 km^2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	801
• Density	89/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62369 /62580
Elevation	49–97 m (161–318 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 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 farming village situated 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Arras, at the junction of the N50 and the D33 roads. The motorway junction of the A26 autoroute and the A1 autoroute is less than a mile away.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	390	—
1975	394	+0.15%
1982	358	−1.36%
1990	430	+2.32%
1999	475	+1.11%
2007	566	+2.22%
2012	588	+0.77%
2017	627	+1.29%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Vaast, dating from the twentieth century.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gavrelle.

• Website of the commune of Gavrelle (in French)
• The CWGC burials in the communal graveyard