Villers-Outréaux

Villers-Outréaux
Villers-Outréaux
Commune
	The church in Villers-Outréaux
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 50°02′03″N 3°18′04″E / 50.0342°N 3.3011°ECoordinates: 50°02′03″N 3°18′04″E / 50.0342°N 3.3011°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality
Government
• Mayor (2020-2026)	Patrice Quiévreux
Area 1	7.09 km2 (2.74 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	2,129
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59624 /59142
Elevation	113–147 m (371–482 ft) ; (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villers-Outréaux is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry[]

	The arms of Villers-Outréaux are blazoned : Gules, a cross indented Or.

War Memorial[]

In September 2018 the villagers of Villers-Outréaux dedicated an especially commissioned memorial to commemorate British soldier Jack Williams (VC), (Victoria Cross), to express their thanks for helping to save their village from certain destruction, in 1918