Villers-lès-Cagnicourt (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ lɛ kaɲikuʁ], literally Villers near Cagnicourt) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Villers-lès-Cagnicourt | |
|---|---|
 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 / 50.2231°N 3.01°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Brebières |
| Intercommunality | CC Osartis Marquion |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Legros[1] |
Area 1 | 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 253 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62858 /62182 |
| Elevation | 47–79 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
editVillers-lès-Cagnicourt is situated some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and D13 roads.
History
editThe 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
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 224 | — |
| 1975 | 225 | +0.06% |
| 1982 | 207 | −1.18% |
| 1990 | 201 | −0.37% |
| 1999 | 212 | +0.59% |
| 2007 | 230 | +1.02% |
| 2012 | 256 | +2.17% |
| 2017 | 264 | +0.62% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St.Martin, rebuilt, along with much of the village, after World War I.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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