Sapignies

Sapignies
Commune
The church of Sapignies

Coat of arms
Sapignies
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Sapignies
Coordinates: 50°08′05″N 2°50′09″E / 50.1347°N 2.8358°E / 50.1347; 2.8358Coordinates: 50°08′05″N 2°50′09″E / 50.1347°N 2.8358°E / 50.1347; 2.8358
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Bapaume
Intercommunality CC Sud-Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Nadine Caron
Area1 3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 205
 • Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62776 /62121
Elevation 100–123 m (328–404 ft)
(avg. 121 m or 397 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.

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

Geography

Sapignies lies 14 miles (22.5 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D31E and N17 roads.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
131147140113137140205
Census count starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt, along with most of the commune, after World War I.
  • The German military cemetery.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References


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