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Thélus

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Intercommunality
  
Arras

Area
  
8.99 km²

Population
  
1,022 (1999)

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Vimy

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Friday 4:33 PM

Arrondissement
  
Arras

Thélus

Weather
  
17°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 68% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 62580 Th%C3%A9lus, France

Geography

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. The commune was at the heart of the battle of Vimy Ridge.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Ranulphe, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after World War I.
  • Two memorials to the Canadians who fell during the First World War.
  • The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

    • References

    Thélus Wikipedia
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