Croisilles, Pas-de-Calais

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Coordinates: 50°12′01″N 2°52′51″E / 50.2002777778, 2.88083333333

Commune of Croisilles
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Croisilles
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Sud Arrageois
Mayor	Gérard Dué (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	64 m–114 m (avg. 79 m)
Land area¹	11,58 km²
Population² (2006)	1347
- Density	115/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62259/ 62128
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.

Croisilles is a commune and chief town of a canton 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 small farming town located 8 miles (13km) south of Arras at the junction of the D5 and D9 roads. The A1 autoroute passes by just a few yards from the commune.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
700	711	825	1062	1180	1165	1347
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, rebuilt, as was most of the town, after World War I.
• The two Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
• Some remains of an 11th century castle.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• The first CWGC cemetery at Croisilles
• The second CWGC cemetery at Croisilles
• Croisilles on the Quid website (French)
• Website with information about Croisilles (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 12th 2008.