Achiet-le-Grand
| Achiet-le-Grand | ||
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  Achiet-le-Grand | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Achiet-le-Grand | ||
| Coordinates: 50°07′53″N 2°47′00″E / 50.1314°N 2.7833°ECoordinates: 50°07′53″N 2°47′00″E / 50.1314°N 2.7833°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Bapaume | |
| Intercommunality | Région de Bapaume | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Michel Ficheuz | |
| Area1 | 5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 1,074 | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62005 / 62121 | |
| Elevation |
104–136 m (341–446 ft) (avg. 117 m or 384 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Achiet-le-Grand is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
Geography
A farming village located 12 miles (19 km) south of Arras, at the D7 and D9 road junction. The SNCF railway has a station here.
History
The commune was involved in the theatre of operations of the Battle of Bapaume (1871), during the Franco-Prussian War.
The village was twinned with Kings Langley in Hertfordshire, England in November 2009, in honour of Christopher Cox VC from that village who won a Victoria Cross in fighting near Achiet-le-Grand in World War I.[1][2]
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 754 | — |
| 1968 | 774 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 787 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 890 | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 948 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 1,016 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 1,074 | +5.7% |
Sights
- The church of St.John, dating from the twentieth century.
- A World War I cemetery.
See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
- ↑ "French twinning steams ahead". Hemel Hempstead Gazette. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ↑ http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/archive/2009/11/11/News+(news)/4732377.Twinning_of_Kings_Langley_and_Achiet_le_Grand_is__just_the
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Achiet-le-Grand. |
- The World War I cemetery
- South Africans buried in Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension
- A personal website about Achiet-le-Grand
- Achiet-le-Grand during WW1
- Official communal website (fr)
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