Warlencourt-Eaucourt

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Warlencourt-Eaucourt
The town hall of Warlencourt-Eaucourt
The town hall of Warlencourt-Eaucourt
Coat of arms of Warlencourt-Eaucourt
Location of Warlencourt-Eaucourt
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Warlencourt-Eaucourt is located in France
Warlencourt-Eaucourt
Warlencourt-Eaucourt
Warlencourt-Eaucourt is located in Hauts-de-France
Warlencourt-Eaucourt
Warlencourt-Eaucourt
Coordinates: 50°05′00″N 2°47′27″E / 50.0833°N 2.7908°E / 50.0833; 2.7908
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonBapaume
IntercommunalitySud-Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Serge Deroubay[1]
Area
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3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
132
 • Density36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62876 /62450
Elevation92–128 m (302–420 ft)
(avg. 106 m or 348 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Warlencourt-Eaucourt (French pronunciation: [waʁlɑ̃kuʁ okuʁ]; Picard: Warlencourt-Iaucourt) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

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Warlencourt-Eaucourt is situated some 16 miles (26 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D929 and the D10E roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 102—    
1975 85−2.57%
1982 84−0.17%
1990 81−0.45%
1999 107+3.14%
2007 146+3.96%
2012 167+2.72%
2017 138−3.74%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St. Pierre, rebuilt, along with the rest of the village, after World War I.
  • The Warlencourt British Cemetery, in which over 3,000 soldiers who died during World War I are buried.
  • The war memorials:
    • A pyramid with a Catholic cross on the Rue du Calvaire. Erected on 30 August 1925 to commemorate WWI dead (4 percent of the pre-war population), also commemorates WWII dead.[5]
    • Butte de Warlencourt memorial, commemorating the 1916 battle on the ancient burial mound[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ a b The war memorials of Warlencourt-Eaucourt. MÉMOIRES DE PIERRE (in French)
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