Neuville-Vitasse
Neuville-Vitasse | |
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 The main road of Neuville-Vitasse | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Neuville-Vitasse  | |
  Neuville-Vitasse  Neuville-Vitasse | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′53″N 2°49′16″E / 50.2481°N 2.8211°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Arras-3 |
| Intercommunality | CU d'Arras |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Levis[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.98 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 490 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62611 /62217 |
| Elevation | 65–101 m (213–331 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Neuville-Vitasse (French pronunciation: [nøvil vitas]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Neuville-Vitasse situated 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D14 and D5 roads.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 374 | — |
| 1975 | 400 | +0.96% |
| 1982 | 433 | +1.14% |
| 1990 | 496 | +1.71% |
| 1999 | 503 | +0.16% |
| 2007 | 477 | −0.66% |
| 2012 | 521 | +1.78% |
| 2017 | 505 | −0.62% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St.Martin, rebuilt after World War I.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries:
- -The London cemetery where are buried 713 british soldiers and 23 canadian soldiers who fought the german army on the front line from 1917 to 1918. The London cemetery is located de Beaurains path.
- -The Neuville-Vitasse road cemetery where 80 french soldiers were buried, is located on Saint Martin path.
- -Two war memorials.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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