Monchel-sur-Canche

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Monchel-sur-Canche
Monchel-sur-Canche is located in France
Monchel-sur-Canche
Monchel-sur-Canche
<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Monchel-sur-Canche is located in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Monchel-sur-Canche
Monchel-sur-Canche
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Région de Frévent
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Bertrand Cléret
Area1 5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 63
 • Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62577 / 62270
Elevation 52–133 m (171–436 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Monchel-sur-Canche is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Monchel-sur-Canche is situated on the banks and in the vally of the river Canche, which feeds the local fish/trout farm, it is 25 miles (40 km) west of Arras, on the D102 road.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
62 68 67 67 66 71 63
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The fifteenth century church of "St Juste", who is the patron saint of farmers.

Monchel sur Canche is known for being so friendly, in fact, the Village is known as "the little Village with a big heart" (Le petit village avec un grand coeur).

Monchel is a village that is unique!!

References

External links

<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>