Chelers

Chelers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Chelers
Commune
The chateau of Chelers
Coat of arms
Location of Chelers
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Coordinates: 50°22′35″N 2°29′10″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Raymond Wacheux[1]
Area 1	8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	244
• Density	30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62221 /62127
Elevation	126–158 m (413–518 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village located 13 miles (22 km) west-northwest of Arras at the junction of the D77 with the D72 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	301	—
1975	284	−0.83%
1982	286	+0.10%
1990	260	−1.18%
1999	258	−0.09%
2007	282	+1.12%
2012	279	−0.21%
2017	259	−1.48%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• An eighteenth-century chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department