Bienvillers-au-Bois

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Coordinates: 50°10′27″N 2°37′08″E / 50.1741666667, 2.61888888889

Commune of Bienvillers-au-Bois
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Pas-en-Artois
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes des Deux Sources
Mayor	Olivier Prouvost (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	140 m–167 m (avg. 156 m)
Land area¹	7,39 km²
Population² (1999)	619
- Density	83/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62130/ 62111
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bienvillers-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

A farming and light industrial village located 11 miles (18km) southwest of Arras at the junction of the D2, D8 and D62.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
599	629	665	584	614	619
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Jacques, dating from the 13th century.
• The war memorial.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• The CWGC cemetery at Bienvillers-au-Bois
• Bienvillers-au-Bois on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 8th 2008.