Vélu

Vélu
Commune
The town hall of Vélu
Location of Vélu
Vélu Vélu
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  (2021)	132
• Density	42/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.

Vélu is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Vélu is situated some 20 miles (32.2 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D18 and the D18E roads.

Population

Historical population of Vélu

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
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.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Vélu on the Quid website (in French)