Ligny-sur-Canche

Ligny-sur-Canche
Commune
The church of Ligny-sur-Canche
Coat of arms
Location of Ligny-sur-Canche
Ligny-sur-Canche Show map of France Ligny-sur-Canche Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°17′06″N 2°15′32″E / 50.285°N 2.2589°E / 50.285; 2.2589
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality	Ternois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marie Delmotte[1]
Area ^1	7.17 km^2 (2.77 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	188
• Density	26/km^2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62513 /62270
Elevation	57–138 m (187–453 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ligny-sur-Canche (French pronunciation: [liɲi syʁ kɑ̃ʃ], literally Ligny on Canche) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] 25 miles (40 km) west of Arras, in the valley of the river Canche.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	229	—
1975	219	−0.64%
1982	187	−2.23%
1990	197	+0.65%
1999	205	+0.44%
2007	199	−0.37%
2012	187	−1.24%
2017	194	+0.74%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• The CWGC cemetery