Morchies

Morchies
Commune
A general view of Morchies
Coat of arms
Location of Morchies
Morchies Morchies
Coordinates: 50°08′20″N 2°57′22″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Evelyne Dromart
Area 1	6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	209
• Density	31/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62591 /62124
Elevation	85–117 m (279–384 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Morchies is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Morchies is situated 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Arras, on the D18 road.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
195	227	252	201	174	189	182
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was all of the village, after World War I.
• The three Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC British cemetery
• The CWGC Australian cemetery
• The CWGC Communal cemetery