Thélus
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 50°21′20″N 2°48′05″E / 50.3556°N 2.8014°ECoordinates: 50°21′20″N 2°48′05″E / 50.3556°N 2.8014°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Vimy | |
| Intercommunality | Arras | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Milleville | |
| Area1 | 8.99 km2 (3.47 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,204 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62810 /62580 | |
| Elevation | 88–143 m (289–469 ft) (avg. 121 m or 397 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Thélus is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) 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.
Thélus lies 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Arras, at the junction of the N17 and D49 roads. Junction 7 of the A26 autoroute is less than a mile away.
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