Sapignies

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Sapignies
The church of Sapignies
The church of Sapignies
Coat of arms of Sapignies
Location of Sapignies
Sapignies is located in France
Sapignies
Sapignies
Sapignies is located in Hauts-de-France
Sapignies
Sapignies
Coordinates: 50°08′05″N 2°50′09″E / 50.1347°N 2.8358°E / 50.1347; 2.8358Coordinates: 50°08′05″N 2°50′09″E / 50.1347°N 2.8358°E / 50.1347; 2.8358
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonBapaume
IntercommunalityCC Sud-Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anne-Sophie Delauttre[1]
Area
1
3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
195
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62776 /62121
Elevation100–123 m (328–404 ft)
(avg. 121 m or 397 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sapignies (French pronunciation: ​[sapiɲi]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[edit]

Sapignies lies 14 miles (22.5 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D31E and N17 roads.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968147—    
1975140−0.69%
1982113−3.01%
1990137+2.44%
1999140+0.24%
2007196+4.30%
2012180−1.69%
2017196+1.72%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest[edit]

  • The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt, along with most of the commune, after World War I.
  • The German military cemetery.

See also[edit]

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE