Disambiguation: pelves is also a plural alternative to pelvises.

Pelves
Commune
The road into Pelves
Coat of arms
Location of Pelves
Pelves Show map of France Pelves Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°17′29″N 2°54′54″E / 50.2914°N 2.915°E / 50.2914; 2.915
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Brebières
Intercommunality	CC Osartis Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	André Bordas [1]
Area 1	6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	773
• 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.

Pelves (French pronunciation: [pɛlv]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. ^[3]

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

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

References

External links

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• The CWGC graves in the local cemetery

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