Sapignies

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Sapignies
Sapignies
Coordinates: 50°08′05″N 2°50′09″E / 50.1347°N 2.8358°E / 50.1347; 2.8358Coordinates: 50°08′05″N 2°50′09″E / 50.1347°N 2.8358°E / 50.1347; 2.8358
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Bapaume
Intercommunality Région de Bapaume]
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Nadine Caron
Area
  Land1 3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Population2 205
  Population2 Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62776 / 62121
Elevation 100–123 m (328–404 ft)
(avg. 121 m or 397 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.

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

Geography

Sapignies lies 14 miles (22.5 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D31E and N17 roads.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
131 147 140 113 137 140 205
Census count starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt, along with most of the commune, after World War I.
  • The German military cemetery.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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