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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Canton
  
Marquion

Population
  
1,260 (1999)

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Arrondissement
  
Arras

Area
  
11.36 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 10:01 AM

Oisy-le-Verger

Intercommunality
  
Communauté de communes de Marquion

Weather
  
8°C, Wind NE at 19 km/h, 78% Humidity

Oisy-le-Verger is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Contents

Map of 62860 Oisy-le-Verger, France

Geography

Oisy-le-Verger is a farming village situated 15 miles (24 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D21 and D14 roads.

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Didier, dating from the twentieth century.
  • Traces of an old castle and watermill.
  • Remains of the Cistercian abbey founded in 1227.
  • A pre-Roman menhir.
  • The museum, housed in the mairie (town hall).

    • References

    Oisy-le-Verger Wikipedia
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