Warlencourt-Eaucourt (French pronunciation: [waʁlɑ̃kuʁ okuʁ]; Picard: Warlencourt-Iaucourt) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Warlencourt-Eaucourt | |
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 The town hall of Warlencourt-Eaucourt | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Warlencourt-Eaucourt  | |
  Warlencourt-Eaucourt  Warlencourt-Eaucourt | |
| Coordinates: 50°05′00″N 2°47′27″E / 50.0833°N 2.7908°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Bapaume |
| Intercommunality | Sud-Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Deroubay[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 132 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62876 /62450 |
| Elevation | 92–128 m (302–420 ft) (avg. 106 m or 348 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Warlencourt-Eaucourt is situated some 16 miles (26 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D929 and the D10E roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 102 | — |
| 1975 | 85 | −2.57% |
| 1982 | 84 | −0.17% |
| 1990 | 81 | −0.45% |
| 1999 | 107 | +3.14% |
| 2007 | 146 | +3.96% |
| 2012 | 167 | +2.72% |
| 2017 | 138 | −3.74% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Pierre, rebuilt, along with the rest of the village, after World War I.
- The Warlencourt British Cemetery, in which over 3,000 soldiers who died during World War I are buried.
- The war memorials:
- A pyramid with a Catholic cross on the Rue du Calvaire. Erected on August 30, 1925 to commemorate WWI dead (4 percent of the pre-war population), also commemorates WWII dead.[5]
- Butte de Warlencourt memorial, commemorating the 1916 battle on the ancient burial mound[5]
See also
References
External links
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