Berneville

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Berneville

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Berneville
Coordinates: 50°15′59″N 2°40′20″E / 50.2664°N 2.6722°E / 50.2664; 2.6722Coordinates: 50°15′59″N 2°40′20″E / 50.2664°N 2.6722°E / 50.2664; 2.6722
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Beaumetz-lès-Loges
Intercommunality Vertes vallées
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Jacques Duhem
Area
  Land1 5.63 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population (2009)
  Population2 425
  Population2 Density 75/km2 (200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62115 / 62123
Elevation 76–122 m (249–400 ft)
(avg. 91 m or 299 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.

Berneville is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village located 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Arras at the junction of the D62 and D67 roads. It is geographically located at an altitude of 148 meters.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 207    
1968 252+21.7%
1975 235−6.7%
1982 361+53.6%
1990 493+36.6%
1999 488−1.0%
2009 425−12.9%

Sights

  • The church of St. Géry, dating from the eighteenth century.

Personalities

  • Maurice d'Hartoy (1892–1981), soldier, politician and writer, born and buried at Berneville.

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