Neuville-Saint-Vaast

Neuville-Saint-Vaast
Town hall and the church
Location of Neuville-Saint-Vaast
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Vimy
Intercommunality	Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Puchois
Area 1	12.59 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Population  (2006)	1,520
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62609 /62580
Elevation	81–144 m (266–472 ft) (avg. 107 m or 351 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Neuville-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Neuville-Saint-Vaast is situated 4 miles (6 km) north of Arras, at the junction of the D49 and D55 roads. The A26 autoroute passes through the commune.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
918	927	973	1129	1295	1401	1520
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

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

the war memorial

Notable people

• Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, sculptor, died in the fighting here on the 5 June 1915.
• François Hennebique, an inventor of reinforced concrete, was born here on the 26 April 1842.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
• Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery
• Canadian Cemetery No. 2
• Neuville-St Vaast German war cemetery

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official website of the commune Template:Fr
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission British cemetery at Neuville-Saint-Vaast (La Targette)
• Neuville-Saint-Vaast on the Quid website Template:Fr