Ablainzevelle

Ablainzevelle
Ablainzevelle
Commune
	The church of Ablainzevelle
	Coat of arms
	Location of Ablainzevelle
	Ablainzevelle Ablainzevelle
	Coordinates: 50°09′10″N 2°43′56″E / 50.1528°N 2.7322°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-François Laly
Area 1	4.32 km2 (1.67 sq mi)
Population (2023)	208
• Density	48.1/km2 (125/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ablainzevellois, Ablainzevelloises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62002 /62116
Elevation	116–144 m (381–472 ft) ; (avg. 139 m or 456 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ablainzevelle (French pronunciation: [ablɛ̃zvɛl]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.^[3]

Geography

A small farming village located 11 miles (18 km) south of Arras, at the D7 and D12 road junction. It was rebuilt after being destroyed during World War I.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	257	—
1800	210	−2.84%
1806	228	+1.38%
1821	276	+1.28%
1831	318	+1.43%
1836	312	−0.38%
1841	330	+1.13%
1846	331	+0.06%
1851	366	+2.03%
1856	369	+0.16%
1861	356	−0.71%
1866	333	−1.33%
1872	306	−1.40%
1876	317	+0.89%
1881	310	−0.45%
1886	301	−0.59%
1891	312	+0.72%
1896	296	−1.05%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	283	−0.89%
1906	294	+0.77%
1911	300	+0.40%
1921	154	−6.45%
1926	198	+5.15%
1931	189	−0.93%
1936	204	+1.54%
1946	196	−0.40%
1954	191	−0.32%
1962	168	−1.59%
1968	156	−1.23%
1975	151	−0.46%
1982	141	−0.97%
1990	163	+1.83%
1999	172	+0.60%
2009	200	+1.52%
2014	211	+1.08%
2020	231	+1.52%

Source: EHESS (1793-1999)^[4] and INSEE^[5]

Sights

The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twentieth century.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ablainzevelle, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[2] "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

[3] INSEE commune file

[ehess-4] Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ablainzevelle, EHESS (in French).

[pophist-5] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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Geography

Population

Sights

See also

References