Villers-lès-Cagnicourt

Villers-lès-Cagnicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
Commune
The centre of Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
Location of Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
Coordinates: 50°13′23″N 3°00′36″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonBrebières
IntercommunalityCC Osartis Marquion
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Legros
Area
1
4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
264
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62858 /62182
Elevation47–79 m (154–259 ft)
(avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Villers-lès-Cagnicourt is situated some 15 miles (24.1 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and D13 roads.

History

The village church has plaques dedicated to several Canadian soldiers decorated for valour in the fighting nearby in 1918, including Sergeant Arthur George Knight, VC, of the 10th Battalion, CEF.

Population
Historical population of Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population245224225207201212225
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest
  • The church of St.Martin, rebuilt, along with much of the village, after World War I.
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gollark: You can actually make 7 8 via things.
gollark: I *WROTE* MACRON
gollark: THEY SHOULD BE SEPARATE TRAITS, FOR STRONG TYPOIDAL PURPOSES
gollark: THIS IS ALSO BAD

See also

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



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