Grévillers
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Grévillers | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Grévillers | ||
Coordinates: 50°06′23″N 2°48′43″E / 50.1064°N 2.8119°ECoordinates: 50°06′23″N 2°48′43″E / 50.1064°N 2.8119°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Arras | |
Canton | Bapaume | |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Région de Bapaume | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Paul Lequette | |
Area | ||
• Land1 | 6.35 km2 (2.45 sq mi) | |
Population (1999) | ||
• Population2 | 331 | |
• Population2 Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62387 / 62450 | |
Elevation |
108–136 m (354–446 ft) (avg. 119 m or 390 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. |
Grévillers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village situated 15 miles (24 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D10 and three small roads.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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Population | 363 | 362 | 331 | 330 | 326 | 331 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- Memorial to General Aubert Frere, born here in 1881.
See also
References
External links
- The CWGC cemetery at Grévillers
- South Africans buried in Grevillers British Cemetery
- The memorial to Gen. Frere (French)
- Grévillers on the Quid website (French)
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