Monchel-sur-Canche

Monchel-sur-Canche
Location of Monchel-sur-Canche
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Région de Frévent
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bertrand Cléret
Area 1	5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population  (2006)	63
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62577 /62270
Elevation	52–133 m (171–436 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Monchel-sur-Canche is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Monchel-sur-Canche is situated on the banks and in the vally of the river Canche, which feeds the local fish/trout farm, it is 25 miles (40 km) west of Arras, on the D102 road.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
62	68	67	67	66	71	63
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The fifteenth century church of "St Juste", who is the patron saint of farmers.

Monchel sur Canche is known for being so friendly, in fact, the Village is known as "the little Village with a big heart" (Le petit village avec un grand coeur).

Monchel is a village that is unique!!

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Monchel-sur-Canche on the Quid website Template:Fr