Villers-Sir-Simon
Villers-Sir-Simon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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 The church of Villers-Sir-Simon | |
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Location of Villers-Sir-Simon 
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| Coordinates: 50°19′06″N 2°29′34″E | |
| 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) | Xavier Normand |
| Area 1 | 2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 118 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62860 /62127 |
| Elevation | 119–136 m (390–446 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Villers-Sir-Simon is situated some 18 miles (29.0 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D77 and D54 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 105 | 125 | 99 | 114 | 120 | 121 | 135 |
| 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 war memorial
- Commemorative stone to the American aviators who died when their plane crashed nearby on 27 August 1943.
- The church of St. Eloi, dating from the nineteenth century.
External links
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- Official website of the Communauté de communes (in French)
- Villers-Sir-Simon on the Quid website (in French)
- The war memorials
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