Ytres

Ytres
Commune
The monument to the dead of Ytres
Ytres
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Ytres
Coordinates: 50°03′56″N 2°59′37″E / 50.0656°N 2.9936°E / 50.0656; 2.9936Coordinates: 50°03′56″N 2°59′37″E / 50.0656°N 2.9936°E / 50.0656; 2.9936
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Bapaume
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Sud-Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Henri Bassez
Area1 4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 435
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62909 /62124
Elevation 94–133 m (308–436 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 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.

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

Geography

Ytres is a farming village located 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D7, D19 and D18E roads. It was completely rebuilt after being destroyed during World War I. The A2 autoroute passes by on the north of the commune. The Canal du Nord, built between 1911 and 1914, passes by to the south.

Population

Historical population of Ytres
Year19621968197519821990199920062014
Population438442396354361393415435
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. Pierre dating from the twentieth century.

See also

References


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