Wancourt

Wancourt
Commune
The church of Wancourt
Wancourt
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Wancourt
Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 2°52′18″E / 50.2483°N 2.8717°E / 50.2483; 2.8717Coordinates: 50°14′54″N 2°52′18″E / 50.2483°N 2.8717°E / 50.2483; 2.8717
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Arras-3
Intercommunality Communauté urbaine d'Arras
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Éric Duflot[1]
Area1 8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 694
 • Density 78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62873 /62128
Elevation 56–101 m (184–331 ft)
(avg. 61 m or 200 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.

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

Geography

Wancourt is situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D33 and the D34E roads. The A1 autoroute passes by just yards from the commune.

Toponymy

Wahencurt (1072), Wahencourt (around 1110), Waencurt (1148), Waencourt (1226).

Population

Historical population of Wancourt
Year196219681975198219901999200620072012
Population383399420431547587597598671
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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Benoît Fauconnier, "Le bilan des maires à Wancourt : le cyber-centre créé, et le cimetière réhabilité, entre les différents programmes d’entretiens", La Voix du Nord, 4 December 2013 (in French)
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