Morchies

Morchies
Commune
A general view of Morchies
Coat of arms
Morchies Location within Hauts-de-France region Morchies
Coordinates: 50°08′20″N 2°57′22″E / 50.1389°N 2.9561°E / 50.1389; 2.9561Coordinates: 50°08′20″N 2°57′22″E / 50.1389°N 2.9561°E / 50.1389; 2.9561
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Evelyne Dromart
Area1	6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	182
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62591 /62124
Elevation	85–117 m (279–384 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 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.

Morchies is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Morchies is situated 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Arras, on the D18 road.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was all of the village, after World War I.
• The three Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morchies.

• The CWGC British cemetery
• The CWGC Australian cemetery
• The CWGC Communal cemetery
• Morchies on the Quid website (in French)