Bavincourt

Bavincourt
Commune
The church of Bavincourt

Coat of arms
Bavincourt
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Bavincourt
Coordinates: 50°13′33″N 2°34′07″E / 50.2258°N 2.5686°E / 50.2258; 2.5686Coordinates: 50°13′33″N 2°34′07″E / 50.2258°N 2.5686°E / 50.2258; 2.5686
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Plaisant
Area1 7.54 km2 (2.91 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 359
 • Density 48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62086 /62158
Elevation 125–177 m (410–581 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bavincourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village located 14 miles (22 km) southwest of Arras on the D8 road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962377—    
1968403+6.9%
1975373−7.4%
1982327−12.3%
1990353+8.0%
1999347−1.7%
2009359+3.5%

Sights

  • The church of St. Vaast, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • A nineteenth-century chateau.
  • A chapel.
  • The war graves in the cemetery.

See also

References


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