Oisy-le-Verger

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Oisy-le-Verger
Oisy-le-Verger
Coordinates: 50°15′03″N 3°07′29″E / 50.2508°N 3.1247°E / 50.2508; 3.1247Coordinates: 50°15′03″N 3°07′29″E / 50.2508°N 3.1247°E / 50.2508; 3.1247
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

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
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).
Town hall of Oisy-le-Verger

See also

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