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Gauchin-Légal (French pronunciation: [ɡoʃɛ̃ leɡal]; or Gauchin-le-Gal) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

A farming village situated some 10 miles (16 km) south of Béthune and 29 miles (47 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D73 and the D341 roads. A small stream, the ‘ruisseau Caucourt’, a tributary of the river Lawe, flows through the village.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 272—    
1975 245−1.48%
1982 227−1.08%
1990 296+3.37%
1999 331+1.25%
2007 354+0.84%
2012 337−0.98%
2017 321−0.97%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • "Le Gal", a sandstone rock chained to another on the village square.
  • The church of St. Joseph, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The eighteenth-century château.
  • Le gal de Gauchin
    Le gal de Gauchin
  • Monument to war dead
    Monument to war dead

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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