Wancourt

Wancourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Wancourt
Commune
The church of Wancourt
Location of Wancourt
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Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 2°52′18″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-3
Intercommunality	Arras
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Éric Duflot[1]
Area ^1	8.9 km^2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	649
• Density	73/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62873 /62128
Elevation	56–101 m (184–331 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Wancourt is situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D33 and the D34E roads. The A1 autoroute passes by just yards from the commune.

Toponymy

Wahencurt (1072), Wahencourt (around 1110), Waencurt (1148), Waencourt (1226).

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	597	—
2007	598	+0.2%
2008	644	+7.7%
2009	650	+0.9%
2010	658	+1.2%
2011	664	+0.9%
2012	671	+1.1%
2013	673	+0.3%
2014	694	+3.1%
2015	676	−2.6%
2016	663	−1.9%

Places of interest

• The church of St.Aubode, rebuilt, along with much of the village, after World War I.
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries, including Hibers Trench Cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. Benoît Fauconnier, "Le bilan des maires à Wancourt : le cyber-centre créé, et le cimetière réhabilité, entre les différents programmes d’entretiens", La Voix du Nord, 4 December 2013 (in French)
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• The CWGC cemetery at Wancourt
• The CWGC Guémappe cemetery
• Feuchy CWGC cemetery
• Wancourt on the Quid website (in French)