Willencourt

Willencourt
Commune
The town hall of Willencourt

Coat of arms
Willencourt
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Willencourt
Coordinates: 50°14′28″N 2°05′24″E / 50.2411°N 2.09°E / 50.2411; 2.09Coordinates: 50°14′28″N 2°05′24″E / 50.2411°N 2.09°E / 50.2411; 2.09
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality CC Ternois
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Yves Hostyn
Area1 2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 139
 • Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62891 /62390
Elevation 25–97 m (82–318 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 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.

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

Geography

Willencourt is situated some 33 miles (53.1 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D118 and the D118E roads, on the banks of the river Authie, the border with the department of the Somme.

Population

Historical population of Willencourt
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population7986129126140136153
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 church of St. Maurice, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • A nineteenth century chateau.

See also

References


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