Croisilles, Pas-de-Calais

Croisilles
Croisilles
Commune
	The church of Croisilles
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 50°12′01″N 2°52′51″E / 50.2003°N 2.8808°ECoordinates: 50°12′01″N 2°52′51″E / 50.2003°N 2.8808°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Dué
Area 1	11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	1,950
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62259 /62128
Elevation	64–114 m (210–374 ft) ; (avg. 79 m or 259 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Croisilles (French pronunciation: [kʁwazij] (listen)) is a village and commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

A small farming village located 8 miles (13 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D5 and D9 roads. Many of the residents commute to work in Arras or the town of Bapaume to the south.

The village is bypassed to the north and east by the LGV Nord high speed line and the A1 Autoroute. The junction with the Angy branch of the LGV Nord, in the direction of Arras, is located to the north of Croisilles.

In addition to its church, the village has two bars, a supermarket (including petrol station), a pharmacy, a post office and a small DIY store, which is operated by the local farmers' co-operative. There is also a village stadium (including indoor sports hall), an ecole maternale (kindergarten) and an ecole primaire (primary school), which is attached to the mairie (town hall).

Population[]

Historical population of Croisilles, Pas-de-Calais
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	700	711	825	1062	1180	1165	1347
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.Martin, rebuilt, as was most of the town, after World War I.
The two Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
Some remains of an 11th-century castle.

References[]

INSEE commune file

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.