Willencourt
| Willencourt | ||
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  Willencourt | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Willencourt | ||
| Coordinates: 50°14′28″N 2°05′24″E / 50.2411°N 2.09°E / 50.2411; 2.09Coordinates: 50°14′28″N 2°05′24″E / 50.2411°N 2.09°E / 50.2411; 2.09 | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Auxi-le-Château | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Auxillois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Yves Hostyn | |
| Area1 | 2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 153 | |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62891 / 62390 | |
| Elevation |
25–97 m (82–318 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 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. | ||
Willencourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Willencourt is situated some 33 miles (53.1 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D118 and the D118E roads, on the banks of the river Authie, the border with the department of the Somme.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 79 | 86 | 129 | 126 | 140 | 136 | 153 |
| 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. Maurice, dating from the nineteenth century.
- A nineteenth century chateau.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Willencourt. |
- Willencourt on the Quid website (French)
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