Ytres

Ytres
Ytres
Location within Hauts-de-France region Ytres
Coordinates: 50°03′56″N 2°59′37″E / 50.0656°N 2.9936°E / 50.0656; 2.9936Coordinates: 50°03′56″N 2°59′37″E / 50.0656°N 2.9936°E / 50.0656; 2.9936
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bertincourt
Intercommunality	Canton of Bertincourt
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Henri Bassez
Area¹	4.26 km² (1.64 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	415
• Density	97/km² (250/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62909 / 62124
Elevation	94–133 m (308–436 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 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.

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

Geography

Ytres is a farming village located 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D7, D19 and D18E roads. It was completely rebuilt after being destroyed during World War I. The A2 autoroute passes by on the north of the commune. The Canal du Nord, built between 1911 and 1914, passes by to the south.

Population

Historical population of Ytres
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	438	442	396	354	361	393	415
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. Pierre dating from the twentieth century.

References

INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ytres.

Ytres on the Quid website (French)

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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