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Thélus

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Thélus () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is located southeast of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the missing First World War Canadian soldiers with no known grave; the Memorial is also the site of two Canadian cemeteries.

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Thélus is a commune in France, situated within the Pas-de-Calais department, the arrondissement of Arras, and the canton of Vimy. It is part of the Communauté urbaine d'Arras and the Hauts-de-France region. The municipality borders Vimy, Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult, Farbus, and Neuville-Saint-Vaast. Its official postal code is 62580, and it is associated with the electoral district of Arras-2.

The area of Thélus is 8.99 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,310 residents (577 male and 627 female) and another citing 1,047. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 143 meters in one dataset, while other sources list elevations of 128 and 123 meters. The commune received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.

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Place details

Locality
Thélus
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Population
1,047
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name
Thélus
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Thélus centre 1 •K5•.jpg
French commune.caption
The centre of Thélus
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Thélus.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Arras
French commune.canton
Arras-2
French commune.INSEE
62810
French commune.postal code
62580
French commune.mayor
Bernard Milleville
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Arras
French commune.elevation m
121
French commune.elevation min m
88
French commune.elevation max m
143
French commune.area km2
8.99

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Official website

Thélus - Site officiel de la commune

commune-thelus.fr

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Thélus
Country
France
Population
1310
Area
8.99
Elevation
117
Shares border with
Roclincourt
Official website
www.commune-thelus.fr
Image
Thélus centre 1 •K5•.jpg
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Commons category
Thélus
postal code
62580
associated electoral district
canton of Arras-2
male population
577
female population
627
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-21-73-71-45
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Encyclopedic overview

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Thélus () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is located southeast of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the missing First World War Canadian soldiers with no known grave; the Memorial is also the site of two Canadian cemeteries.

==See also== Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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