Pelves

Disambiguation: pelves is also a plural alternative to pelvises.

Pelves (French pronunciation: [pɛlv]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Pelves
Commune
The road into Pelves
Coat of arms
Location of Pelves
Pelves Pelves
Coordinates: 50°17′29″N 2°54′54″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Brebières
Intercommunality	CC Osartis Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	André Bordas
Area 1	6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	770
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62650 /62118
Elevation	42–99 m (138–325 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Pelves is situated 6 miles (10 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D33E and C4 roads, in the valley of the river Scarpe and just south of the junction of the A1 and the A26 autoroutes.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	573	—
1975	607	+0.83%
1982	653	+1.05%
1990	785	+2.33%
1999	716	−1.02%
2007	718	+0.03%
2012	717	−0.03%
2017	740	+0.63%
2023	770	+0.66%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt along with the entire village, after World War I.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC graves in the local cemetery