Wancourt

Wancourt
Wancourt
Commune
	The church of Wancourt
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	Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 2°52′18″E / 50.2483°N 2.8717°ECoordinates: 50°14′54″N 2°52′18″E / 50.2483°N 2.8717°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-3
Intercommunality	Arras
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Duflot
Area 1	8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	644
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Wancourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

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[]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2006	597	—
2007	598	+0.2%
2008	644	+7.7%
2009	650	+0.9%
2010	658	+1.2%
2011	664	+0.9%
2012	671	+1.1%
2013	673	+0.3%
2014	694	+3.1%
2015	676	−2.6%
2016	663	−1.9%

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 .

References[]

INSEE commune file

^ "À Wancourt, Éric Duflot réélu maire avec trois adjoints à ses côtés", La Voix du Nord, 5 June 2020 (in French)
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

External links[]

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[1] "À Wancourt, Éric Duflot réélu maire avec trois adjoints à ses côtés", La Voix du Nord, 5 June 2020 (in French)

[2] "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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