Achiet-le-Grand

Achiet-le-Grand is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Achiet-le-Grand
The church of Achiet-le-Grand
Coat of arms
Location of Achiet-le-Grand
Achiet-le-Grand
Achiet-le-Grand
Coordinates: 50°07′53″N 2°47′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonBapaume
IntercommunalitySud-Artois
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Bernard de Reu
Area
1
5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
988
  Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62005 /62121
Elevation104–136 m (341–446 ft)
(avg. 117 m or 384 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village located 12 miles (19 km) south of Arras, at the D7 and D9 road junction. The SNCF railway has a station here.

History

The commune was involved in the theatre of operations of the Battle of Bapaume (1871), during the Franco-Prussian War.

The village was twinned with Kings Langley in Hertfordshire, England in November 2009, in honour of Christopher Cox VC from that village who won a Victoria Cross in fighting near Achiet-le-Grand in World War I.[2][3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
20061,048    
20071,053+0.5%
20081,057+0.4%
20091,074+1.6%
20101,068−0.6%
20111,050−1.7%
20121,036−1.3%
20131,022−1.4%
20141,017−0.5%
20151,007−1.0%
2016997−1.0%

Sights

  • The church of St.John, dating from the twentieth century.
  • A World War I cemetery.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "French twinning steams ahead". Hemel Hempstead Gazette. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
  3. "Twinning of Kings Langley and Achiet-le-Grand is 'just the beginning'". watfordobersver.co.uk. Newsquest (London and Essex). November 11, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2017.


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