21 Aug, 2019
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Gauchin-Légal
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.
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
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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 |
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.
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Le gal de Gauchin
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Monument to war dead
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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