Villers-au-Bois

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Villers-au-Bois
Commune
The church of Villers-au-Bois
The church of Villers-au-Bois
Location of Villers-au-Bois
Villers-au-Bois is located in France
Villers-au-Bois
Villers-au-Bois
Coordinates: 50°22′26″N 2°40′20″E / 50.3739°N 2.6722°E / 50.3739; 2.6722Coordinates: 50°22′26″N 2°40′20″E / 50.3739°N 2.6722°E / 50.3739; 2.6722
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonBully-les-Mines
IntercommunalityCA Lens-Liévin
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Blancart
Area
1
5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
583
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62854 /62144
Elevation99–162 m (325–531 ft)
(avg. 146 m or 479 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villers-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

Villers-au-bois is surrounded by woodland and situated some 8 miles (12.9 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D65 and D58 roads.

Population[]

Historical population of Villers-au-Bois
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population317298311335369379455
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, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The large Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery: Villers Station Cemetery

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

External links[]


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