Bancourt

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Bancourt

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Bancourt
Coordinates: 50°06′05″N 2°53′20″E / 50.1014°N 2.8889°E / 50.1014; 2.8889Coordinates: 50°06′05″N 2°53′20″E / 50.1014°N 2.8889°E / 50.1014; 2.8889
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Bapaume
Intercommunality Région de Bapaume
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gérard Pouillaude
Area
 • Land1 4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Population2 74
 • Population2 Density 16/km2 (42/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62079 / 62450
Elevation 104–132 m (341–433 ft)
(avg. 114 m or 374 ft)

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.

Bancourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Geography

A small farming village located 10 miles (16 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D7 and D7E1 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 116—    
1968 123+6.0%
1975 114−7.3%
1982 112−1.8%
1990 101−9.8%
1999 95−5.9%
2009 74−22.1%

Sights

  • The church of St. Remi, rebuilt, like the village, after 1918.
  • The British Commonwealth cemetery.

See also

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