Wancourt

Wancourt
Wancourt
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Wancourt
Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 2°52′18″E / 50.2483°N 2.8717°E / 50.2483; 2.8717Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 2°52′18″E / 50.2483°N 2.8717°E / 50.2483; 2.8717
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Croisilles
Intercommunality	Arras
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Montagne
Area1	8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	609
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62873 / 62128
Elevation	56–101 m (184–331 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 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.

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

Geography

Wancourt is situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D33 and the D34E roads. The A1 autoroute passes by just yards from the commune.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Aubode, rebuilt, along with much of the village, after World War I.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wancourt.

• The CWGC cemetery at Wancourt
• The CWGC Guémappe cemetery
• Feuchy CWGC cemetery
• Wancourt on the Quid website (French)