Villers-Guislain

Villers-Guislain
Villers-Guislain
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Villers-Guislain
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Marcoing
Intercommunality	Hauts du Cambrésis
Mayor	Gérard Allart (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	86–141 m (282–463 ft) (avg. 136 m or 446 ft)
Land area1	11.27 km2 (4.35 sq mi)
Population2	641  (1999)
- Density	57 /km2 (150 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59623/ 59297
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.

Villers-Guislain is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The graveyard at Gauche Wood contains the casualties who died during the Battle of Epehy when British troops were deployed between Gouzeaucourt and Villers-Guislain.

Heraldry

The arms of Villers-Guislain are blazoned : Tierced per pale 1: Azure, a ?fleur de? lys argent; 2: Gules, a demi- doubleheaded eagle and a demi-cross potenty argent, both issuant from the dexter line of division; 3: Or, 3 fesses azure.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file