Vélu
Vélu is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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 The town hall of Vélu | |
Location of Vélu 
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| Coordinates: 50°06′25″N 2°58′23″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Bapaume |
| Intercommunality | CC Sud-Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Lucien Rzepkowski |
| Area 1 | 3.14 km2 (1.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 135 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62840 /62124 |
| Elevation | 96–124 m (315–407 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Vélu is situated some 20 miles (32.2 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D18 and the D18E roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 183 | 187 | 134 | 138 | 130 | 136 | 132 |
| 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. Amand, rebuilt, along with much of the village, after World War I.
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