Wancourt
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Croisilles |
| Intercommunality | Arras |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Éric Duflot[1] |
| Area1 | 8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 671 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| 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 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. | |
Wancourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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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
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2007 | 2012 |
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| Population | 383 | 399 | 420 | 431 | 547 | 587 | 597 | 598 | 671 |
| 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.Aubode, rebuilt, along with much of the village, after World War I.
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries, including Hibers Trench Cemetery.
See also
References
- ↑ 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 (French)
External links
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- The CWGC cemetery at Wancourt
- The CWGC Guémappe cemetery
- Feuchy CWGC cemetery
- Wancourt on the Quid website (French)
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