Coordinates: 50°07′53″N 2°47′00″E / 50.1313888889°N 2.78333333333°E
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Commune of Achiet-le-Grand |
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  Achiet-le-Grand
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Bapaume |
| Intercommunality | Région de Bapaume |
| Mayor | Michel Ficheuz |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 104–136 m (340–450 ft) (avg. 117 m/380 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,016 (1999) |
| - Density | 200 /km² (520 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62005/ 62121 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Achiet-le-Grand is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
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Geography
A farming village located 12 miles (19 km) south of Arras, at the D7 and D9 road junction. The SNCF railway has a station here.
History
The commune was involved in the theatre of operations of the Battle of Bapaume (1871), during the Franco-Prussian War.
The village is to be twinned with Kings Langley in Hertfordshire, England in November 2009, in honour of Christopher Cox VC from that village who won a Victoria Cross in fighting near Achiet-le-Grand in World War One.[1]
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 754 | 774 | 787 | 890 | 948 | 1016 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.John, dating from the twentieth century.
- A World War I cemetery.
See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
External links
- The World War I cemetery
- South Africans buried in Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension
- A personal website about Achiet-le-Grand
- Achiet-le-Grand on the Quid website (French)
References
- ^ "French twinning steams ahead". Hemel Hempstead Gazette. 9 April 2009. http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/French-twinning-steams-ahead.5160488.jp. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
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