Le Transloy

Le Transloy
Le Transloy
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Le Transloy
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Région de Bapaume
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Luc Capon
Area1	10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	424
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62829 / 62450
Elevation	108–151 m (354–495 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Le Transloy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Le Transloy is situated 18 miles (29 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the N17 and the D19 roads.

Population

Historical population of Le Transloy

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	421	447	405	399	390	371	424
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.Nicholas, rebuilt along with the rest of the village, following World War I.
• A memorial to 800 French soldiers killed during fighting around Bapaume, in 1914.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
• Battle of Le Transloy

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Le Transloy on the Quid website (French)