Willerval

Willerval
Commune
The town hall of Willerval
Coat of arms
Location of Willerval
Willerval Willerval
Coordinates: 50°21′28″N 2°50′43″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-2
Intercommunality	CUA
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Sylvie Gorin
Area 1	4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population  (2014)	660
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62892 /62580
Elevation	58–78 m (190–256 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Willerval is situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Arras, at the junction of the D50 and the D50E1 roads.

Population

The inhabitants are called Willervalois.

Historical population of Willerval

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	415	429	448	502	603	653	626
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. Nicholas, rebuilt, as was most of the village after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Beehive CWGC cemetery at Willerval
• Willerval on the Quid website Template:Fr