Bienvillers-au-Bois

Bienvillers-au-Bois
Commune
The town hall of Bienvillers-au-Bois
Coat of arms
Location of Bienvillers-au-Bois
Bienvillers-au-Bois Bienvillers-au-Bois
Coordinates: 50°10′27″N 2°37′08″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Patrick Nepveu
Area 1	7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	659
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62130 /62111
Elevation	140–167 m (459–548 ft) (avg. 156 m or 512 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bienvillers-au-Bois (French pronunciation: [bjɛ̃vile o bwa]; Picard: Binvilèr-au-Bos) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

A farming and light industrial village located 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Arras at the junction of the D2, D8 and D62.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	629	—
1975	665	+0.80%
1982	584	−1.84%
1990	614	+0.63%
1999	619	+0.09%
2009	603	−0.26%
2014	640	+1.20%
2020	654	+0.36%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of St. Jacques, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The war memorial.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC cemetery at Bienvillers-au-Bois