Intercommunality Sud Artois Area 5.08 km² | Population (2014) 1,017 Local time Wednesday 9:22 AM | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind SW at 26 km/h, 91% Humidity | ||
Achiet-le-Grand is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
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Map of 62121 Achiet-le-Grand, France
Geography
A farming village located 12 miles (19 km) south of Arras, at the D7 and D9 road junction. The SNCF railway has a station here.
History
The commune was involved in the theatre of operations of the Battle of Bapaume (1871), during the Franco-Prussian War.
The village was twinned with Kings Langley in Hertfordshire, England in November 2009, in honour of Christopher Cox VC from that village who won a Victoria Cross in fighting near Achiet-le-Grand in World War I.
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References
Achiet-le-Grand Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA