Noreuil
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Croisilles |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Sud Arrageois |
| Mayor | Jean-Paul Boussemard (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 72–110 m (236–360 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.79 km2 (1.85 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 126 (2006) |
| - Density | 26 /km2 (67 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62619/ 62128 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 50°10′17″N 2°56′07″E / 50.1714°N 2.9353°E
Noreuil is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Noreuil is situated 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Arras, on the D5 road.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 136 | 143 | 128 | 135 | 117 | 114 | 126 |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
[edit] History
[edit] World War One
In 1917 it was the location of fighting during World War I. In early 1917, General John Gellibrand, acting commander of the 2nd Division, advanced as he suspected that the Germans were withdrawing. Gellibrand's advance began well but ended with a disastrous, ill planned and ill executed "unauthorised" attack on Noreuil.
On the morning of 2 April 1917, the village was attacked by the 50th and 51st Battalions, with the 49th and 52nd in support. Danish-born Australian Private Jørgen Christian Jensen of the 50th Battalion was awarded the Victoria Cross for the part he played.
On 15 April 1917 the Germans launched a major counter-attack against the Australians at Lagnicourt-Marcel. Robert Smith, at his headquarters in a ruined house in Noreuil, about 1500 metres from Lagnicourt, directed the defeat of the German counter-attack. For his efforts in that engagement Smith was awarded a bar to his Distinguished Service Order (DSO).[1]
Noreuil is close to Bullecourt, the southern end of the battlefront for the Battle of Arras.
Noreuil Park in Albury, New South Wales, Australia, is named in dedication to the men of the 13th battery, 5th field artillery brigade.
[edit] Places of interest
- The twentieth century church of St.Brice, rebuilt after World War I
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission Australian cemetery.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Mallett, Ross (2001). "Brigadier General Robert Smith". Australian Defence Force Academy. http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/Generals/smith.html. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
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