Oisy-le-Verger
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Oisy-le-Verger | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Oisy-le-Verger | |
Coordinates: 50°15′03″N 3°07′29″E / 50.2508°N 3.1247°ECoordinates: 50°15′03″N 3°07′29″E / 50.2508°N 3.1247°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Marquion |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Marquion |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Léger |
Area | |
• Land1 | 11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi) |
Population (2206) | |
• Population2 | 1,297 |
• Population2 Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62638 / 62860 |
Elevation |
32–77 m (105–253 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 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. |
Oisy-le-Verger is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Oisy-le-Verger is a farming village situated 15 miles (24 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D21 and D14 roads.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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1303 | 1328 | 1310 | 1278 | 1301 | 1260 | 1297 |
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates |
Places of interest
- The church of St. Didier, dating from the twentieth century.
- Traces of an old castle and watermill.
- Remains of the Cistercian abbey founded in 1227.
- A pre-Roman menhir.
- The museum, housed in the mairie (town hall).
![](/2014-wikipedia_en_all_02_2014/I/media/M/a/i/r/Mairie-Oisy-le-Verger-62.jpeg)
Town hall of Oisy-le-Verger
See also
References
External links
- Oisy-le-Verger on the Quid website (French)
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