Achiet-le-Grand
Achiet-le-Grand | |
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 The church of Achiet-le-Grand | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Achiet-le-Grand  | |
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| 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 | Sud-Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patricia Copin[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | 971 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62005 /62121 |
| Elevation | 104–136 m (341–446 ft) (avg. 117 m or 384 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Achiet-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [aʃjɛ lə ɡʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
Geography[edit]
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[edit]
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.[3][4]
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2006 | 1,048 | — |
| 2007 | 1,053 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,057 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,074 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1,068 | −0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,050 | −1.7% |
| 2012 | 1,036 | −1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,022 | −1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,017 | −0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,007 | −1.0% |
| 2016 | 997 | −1.0% |
Sights[edit]
- The church of St.John, dating from the twentieth century.
- A World War I cemetery.
See also[edit]
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- ^ "French twinning steams ahead". Hemel Hempstead Gazette. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ^ "Twinning of Kings Langley and Achiet-le-Grand is 'just the beginning'". watfordobersver.co.uk. Newsquest (London and Essex). November 11, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
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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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