Villers-au-Bois

Villers-au-Bois
Commune
The church of Villers-au-Bois
Villers-au-Bois
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Villers-au-Bois
Coordinates: 50°22′26″N 2°40′20″E / 50.3739°N 2.6722°E / 50.3739; 2.6722Coordinates: 50°22′26″N 2°40′20″E / 50.3739°N 2.6722°E / 50.3739; 2.6722
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Lens
Canton Bully-les-Mines
Intercommunality CA Lens-Liévin
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Blancart
Area1 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 455
 • Density 88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62854 /62144
Elevation 99–162 m (325–531 ft)
(avg. 146 m or 479 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-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Villers-au-bois is surrounded by woodland and situated some 8 miles (12.9 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D65 and D58 roads.

Population

Historical population of Villers-au-Bois
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population317298311335369379455
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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