Thélus

Thélus (French pronunciation: [tely]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3] It is located four kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the missing First World War Canadian soldiers with no known grave; the Memorial is also the site of two Canadian cemeteries.^[4]

Thélus
Commune
The centre of Thélus
Coat of arms
Location of Thélus
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Coordinates: 50°21′20″N 2°48′05″E / 50.3556°N 2.8014°E / 50.3556; 2.8014
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-2
Intercommunality	Arras
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Milleville[1]
Area 1	8.99 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,271
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62810 /62580
Elevation	88–143 m (289–469 ft) (avg. 121 m or 397 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.