Gavrelle

Gavrelle
Coat of arms
Gavrelle
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Gavrelle
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Vimy
Intercommunality	Communauté urbaine d'Arras
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Vincent Théry
Area1	9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	475
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
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 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.

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

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 of Gavrelle

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	385	390	394	358	430	475
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. Vaast, dating from the twentieth century.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

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