Villers-lès-Cagnicourt

Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
	Commune
	The centre of Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
	Location of Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
	Villers-lès-Cagnicourt Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
	Coordinates: 50°13′23″N 3°00′36″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Brebières
Intercommunality	CC Osartis Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Legros
Area 1	4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	264
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62858 /62182
Elevation	47–79 m (154–259 ft) ; (avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Villers-lès-Cagnicourt is situated some 15 miles (24.1 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and D13 roads.

History

The village church has plaques dedicated to several Canadian soldiers decorated for valour in the fighting nearby in 1918, including Sergeant Arthur George Knight, VC, of the 10th Battalion, CEF.

Population

Historical population of Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	245	224	225	207	201	212	225
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, along with much of the village, after World War I.

References

INSEE commune file

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.