Riencourt-lès-Bapaume

Riencourt-lès-Bapaume
Commune
The town hall of Riencourt-lès-Bapaume
Coat of arms
Location of Riencourt-lès-Bapaume
Riencourt-lès-Bapaume Riencourt-lès-Bapaume
Coordinates: 50°05′21″N 2°52′57″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Descamps
Area 1	3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	30
• Density	8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62708 /62450
Elevation	113–132 m (371–433 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Riencourt-lès-Bapaume (French pronunciation: [ʁjɛ̃kuʁ lɛ bapom], literally Riencourt near Bapaume) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Riencourt-lès-Bapaume lies 19 miles (31 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D11E and N17 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	42	—
1975	39	−1.05%
1982	43	+1.40%
1990	29	−4.80%
1999	25	−1.64%
2007	33	+3.53%
2012	38	+2.86%
2017	35	−1.63%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt along with all of the village after World War I.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC cemetery