Villers-lès-Cagnicourt

Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
Villers-lès-Cagnicourt

Coordinates: 50°13′23″N 3°00′36″E / 50.2231°N 3.01°E / 50.2231; 3.01Coordinates: 50°13′23″N 3°00′36″E / 50.2231°N 3.01°E / 50.2231; 3.01
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Vitry-en-Artois
Intercommunality Osartis
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Legros
Area1 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 225
 • Density 51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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.

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