Bois Bernard

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Country France Department Pas-de-Calais Intercommunality Hénin-Carvin Area 3.97 km² Arrondissement Arras		Region Hauts-de-France Canton Vimy Population (2009) 809 Local time Monday 7:16 AM

Weather 6°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 86% Humidity

Bois-Bernard is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Map of 62320 Bois-Bernard, France

A farming village located 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Arras on the D919 and D46 roads.

Known by several variations over the centuries:

1162 : Nemus Bernardi,

1221 : Boscus Bernardi,

1289 : Le Bos Biernart,

1362 : Bosbernart,

1452 : Boz-Bernard and finally

1720 : Le Bois-Bernard.

During World War I, the village was destroyed. It was awarded the Croix de guerre on the 25 September 1920.

The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt after the destruction of the village during World War I.

The ruins of a 13th-century castle.

It is twinned with the village of Grendon in Northamptonshire England.

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