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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
1,110 (1999)

Arrondissement
  
Arrondissement of Arras

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Croisilles

Area
  
14.11 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 7:25 PM

Vaulx-Vraucourt

Intercommunality
  
Communauté de communes de la Région de Bapaume

Weather
  
13°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 71% Humidity

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

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Map of 62159 Vaulx-Vraucourt, France

Geography

Vaulx-Vraucourt lies 15 miles (24.1 km) southeast of Arras and about 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Bapaume, at the junction of the D20, D10E and D36 roads.

History

The commune name comes from the two hamlets that were combined into one commune in 1821.
The village was the site of heavy fighting during World War I. Major battles occurred in this area in 1917 and 1918. Four military cemeteries are located in and around the village, containing the graves of soldiers from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, rebuilt, as was all of the village, after World War I
  • The underground remains of an old chateau.
  • A seventeenth century dovecote.
  • The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

    • References

    Vaulx-Vraucourt Wikipedia
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