Oisy-le-Verger

Oisy-le-Verger is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Oisy-le-Verger
Commune
The church of Oisy-le-Verger
Coat of arms
Location of Oisy-le-Verger
Oisy-le-Verger
Oisy-le-Verger
Coordinates: 50°15′03″N 3°07′29″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonBapaume
IntercommunalityCC Osartis Marquion
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Léger
Area
1
11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,217
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62638 /62860
Elevation32–77 m (105–253 ft)
(avg. 78 m or 256 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Oisy-le-Verger is a farming village situated 15 miles (24 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D21 and D14 roads.

Population
Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
1303132813101278130112601297
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest
  • The church of St. Didier, dating from the twentieth century.
  • Traces of an old castle and watermill.
  • Remains of the Cistercian abbey founded in 1227.
  • A pre-Roman menhir.
  • The museum, housed in the mairie (town hall).
Town hall of Oisy-le-Verger
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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