Grévillers
Grévillers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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 A general view of Grévillers and the British Cemetery | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Grévillers  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°06′23″N 2°48′43″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Bapaume |
| Intercommunality | CC Sud-Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Lorent[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.35 km2 (2.45 sq mi) |
| Population | 360 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62387 /62450 |
| Elevation | 108–136 m (354–446 ft) (avg. 119 m or 390 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Grévillers is a farming village situated 15 miles (24 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D10 and three small roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 362 | — |
| 1975 | 331 | −1.27% |
| 1982 | 330 | −0.04% |
| 1990 | 326 | −0.15% |
| 1999 | 331 | +0.17% |
| 2007 | 368 | +1.33% |
| 2012 | 374 | +0.32% |
| 2017 | 365 | −0.49% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- Memorial to General Aubert Frere, born here in 1881.
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grévillers. |
- The CWGC cemetery at Grévillers
- South Africans buried in Grevillers British Cemetery
- The memorial to Gen. Frere (in French)
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