Villers-Sir-Simon
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Villers-Sir-Simon | |
| Coordinates: 50°19′06″N 2°29′34″E / 50.3183°N 2.4928°ECoordinates: 50°19′06″N 2°29′34″E / 50.3183°N 2.4928°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Aubigny-en-Artois |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Atrébatie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Xavier Normand |
| Area1 | 2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 135 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62860 / 62127 |
| Elevation |
119–136 m (390–446 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 ft) |
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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. | |
Villers-Sir-Simon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Villers-Sir-Simon is situated some 18 miles (29.0 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D77 and D54 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 105 | 125 | 99 | 114 | 120 | 121 | 135 |
| 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 war memorial
- Commemorative stone to the American aviators who died when their plane crashed nearby on 27 August 1943.
- The church of St.Eloi, dating from the nineteenth century.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villers-Sir-Simon. |
- Official website of the Communauté de communes (French)
- Villers-Sir-Simon on the Quid website (French)
- The war memorials