Wancourt

Wancourt
Wancourt
	Location of Wancourt
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Croisilles
Intercommunality	Arras
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Éric Duflot
Area 1	8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population (2012)	671
• Density	75/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62873 /62128
Elevation	56–101 m (184–331 ft) ; (avg. 61 m or 200 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Wancourt is situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D33 and the D34E roads. The A1 autoroute passes by just yards from the commune.

Toponymy

Wahencurt (1072), Wahencourt (around 1110), Waencurt (1148), Waencourt (1226).

Population

Historical population of Wancourt
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2007	2012
Population	383	399	420	431	547	587	597	598	671
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

The church of St.Aubode, rebuilt, along with much of the village, after World War I.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries, including Hibers Trench Cemetery.

References

INSEE commune file

^ Benoît Fauconnier, "Le bilan des maires à Wancourt : le cyber-centre créé, et le cimetière réhabilité, entre les différents programmes d’entretiens", La Voix du Nord, 4 December 2013 Template:Fr

External links

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[1] Benoît Fauconnier, "Le bilan des maires à Wancourt : le cyber-centre créé, et le cimetière réhabilité, entre les différents programmes d’entretiens", La Voix du Nord, 4 December 2013 Template:Fr

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