Thélus
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Arras-2 | |
| Community association | Arras | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 21 ′ N , 2 ° 48 ′ E | |
| height | 88-143 m | |
| surface | 8.99 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,204 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 134 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62580 | |
| INSEE code | 62810 | |
| Website | http://www.commune-thelus.fr | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Thélus |
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Thélus is a French commune in Arrondissement Arras in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France (before 2016: Nord-Pas-de-Calais ). The municipality belongs to the canton of Arras-2 (until 2015: canton of Vimy ). It has 1,204 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
geography
Thélus is located about seven kilometers north-northeast of Arras . Thélus is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vimy in the north, Farbus in the east and northeast, Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult in the east and southeast, Roclincourt in the south and Neuville-Saint-Vaast in the west.
The Autoroute A26 and Route nationale 17 intersect through the municipality .
history
During the Battle of Arras (1917) Thélus was almost completely destroyed.
| Population development | ||||||||
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 659 | 703 | 853 | 887 | 998 | 1,022 | 1,189 | 1,217 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Ranulphe church, rebuilt with the rest of the village after the First World War
- several military cemeteries
Web links
Commons : Thélus - collection of images, videos and audio files
