Vaulx-Vraucourt
Vaulx-Vraucourt | |
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 The church of Vaulx-Vraucourt | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vaulx-Vraucourt  | |
  Vaulx-Vraucourt  Vaulx-Vraucourt | |
| Coordinates: 50°08′50″N 2°54′34″E / 50.1472°N 2.9094°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Bapaume |
| Intercommunality | CC Sud-Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Freddy Fournier[1] |
Area 1 | 14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,096 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62839 /62159 |
| Elevation | 83–122 m (272–400 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vaulx-Vraucourt (French pronunciation: [vo vʁokuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Arras and about 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Bapaume.
History
[edit]The commune name comes from the two hamlets that were combined into one commune in 1821.[citation needed]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,047 | — |
| 1975 | 1,021 | −0.36% |
| 1982 | 1,075 | +0.74% |
| 1990 | 1,133 | +0.66% |
| 1999 | 1,110 | −0.23% |
| 2007 | 1,062 | −0.55% |
| 2012 | 1,061 | −0.02% |
| 2017 | 1,018 | −0.82% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- A website about Vaulx-Vraucourt (in French)
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