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Ligny-Saint-Flochel (French pronunciation: [liɲi sɛ̃ flɔʃɛl]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Ligny-Saint-Flochel
Commune
The church of Ligny-Saint-Flochel
Coat of arms
Location of Ligny-Saint-Flochel
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Coordinates: 50°21′32″N 2°25′47″E / 50.3589°N 2.4297°E / 50.3589; 2.4297
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality	Ternois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marie Cretel^[1]
Area ¹	5.23 km² (2.02 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	241
• Density	46/km² (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62514 /62127
Elevation	111–157 m (364–515 ft) (avg. 134 m or 440 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

Ligny-Saint-Flochel is situated 15 miles (24 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D81 and the D83 roads.

Population edit

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	227	—
1975	209	−1.17%
1982	236	+1.75%
1990	243	+0.37%
1999	202	−2.03%
2007	232	+1.75%
2012	260	+2.31%
2017	258	−0.15%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest edit

The church of St. Flochel, dating from the sixteenth century.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also edit

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References edit

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

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