Vélu

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Vélu
Vélu is located in France
Vélu
Vélu
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Vélu is located in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Vélu
Vélu
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Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Bertincourt
Intercommunality Canton of Bertincourt
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Lucien Rzepkowski
Area1 3.14 km2 (1.21 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 132
 • Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62840 / 62124
Elevation 96–124 m (315–407 ft)
(avg. 112 m or 367 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.

Vélu is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Vélu is situated some 20 miles (32.2 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D18 and the D18E roads.

Population

Historical population of Vélu
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 183 187 134 138 130 136 132
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Amand, rebuilt, along with much of the village, after World War I.

See also

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