Villers-Châtel

Villers-Châtel
Commune
The chateau of Villers-Châtel

Coat of arms
Villers-Châtel
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Villers-Châtel
Coordinates: 50°22′38″N 2°35′17″E / 50.3772°N 2.5881°E / 50.3772; 2.5881Coordinates: 50°22′38″N 2°35′17″E / 50.3772°N 2.5881°E / 50.3772; 2.5881
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) Maurice Brisset
Area1 3.17 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 122
 • Density 38/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62857 /62690
Elevation 111–159 m (364–522 ft)
(avg. 147 m or 482 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.

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

Geography

Villers-Châtel is situated some 13 miles (20.9 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D73E road.

Population

Historical population of Villers-Châtel
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population831067692115123122
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The chateau, dating from the fourteenth century.

See also

References


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