Gauchin-Légal
Gauchin-Légal | |
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The church of Gauchin-Légal | |
Location of Gauchin-Légal | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′56″N 2°34′58″E / 50.4156°N 2.5828°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Bruay-la-Buissière |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Voiseux |
Area 1 | 6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 300 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62366 /62150 |
| Elevation | 85–167 m (279–548 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Gauchin-Légal (French pronunciation: [ɡoʃɛ̃ leɡal]; or Gauchin-le-Gal) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 10 miles (16 km) south of Béthune and 29 miles (47 km) southwest of Lille. A small stream, the ‘ruisseau Caucourt’, a tributary of the river Lawe, flows through the village.