Ytres

Ytres
Ytres
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Ytres
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
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)
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 Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Ytres on the Quid website (French)