Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
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The centre of Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
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Location of Villers-lès-Cagnicourt  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°13′23″N 3°00′36″E / 50.2231°N 3.01°E / 50.2231; 3.01 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Brebières |
| Intercommunality | CC Osartis Marquion |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Legros[1] |
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| 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
| 253 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
62858 /62182
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| 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 (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ lɛ kaɲikuʁ], literally Villers near Cagnicourt) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Villers-lès-Cagnicourt is situated some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and D13 roads.
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 224 | — |
| 1975 | 225 | +0.06% |
| 1982 | 207 | −1.18% |
| 1990 | 201 | −0.37% |
| 1999 | 212 | +0.59% |
| 2007 | 230 | +1.02% |
| 2012 | 256 | +2.17% |
| 2017 | 264 | +0.62% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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