Ligny-sur-Canche

French commune
name= Ligny-Sur-Canche
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Auxi-le-Château
insee=62513
cp=62270
maire=Jean-Marie Delmotte
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes de la Région de Frévent
longitude=2.25888888889
latitude=50.285
alt moy=100 m
alt mini=57 m
alt maxi=138 m
hectares=717
km²=7,17
sans=205
date-sans=1999
dens=28|

Ligny-Sur-Canche is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A small farming village situated Convert|25|mi|km|0 west of Arras, at the junction of the D11 and the D941 roads, in the valley of the river Canche.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of St.Modeste,dating from the 12th century.
* The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
* Traces of an old castle.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=58801&mode=1 The CWGC cemetery]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27003&req=Ligny-Sur-Canche Ligny-Sur-Canche on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 25th 2008."