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Villers lès Cagnicourt

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Canton
  
Vitry-en-Artois

Area
  
4.4 km²

Population
  
212 (1999)

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Arrondissement
  
Arras

Intercommunality
  
Osartis

Local time
  
Monday 6:02 PM

Villers-lès-Cagnicourt

Weather
  
18°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 48% Humidity

Villers-lès-Cagnicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

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Map of Villers-l%C3%A8s-Cagnicourt, France

Geography

Villers-lès-Cagnicourt is situated some 15 miles (24.1 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and D13 roads.

History

The village church has plaques dedicated to several Canadian soldiers decorated for valour in the fighting nearby in 1918, including Sergeant Arthur George Knight, VC, of the 10th Battalion, CEF.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, rebuilt, along with much of the village, after World War I.
  • References

    Villers-lès-Cagnicourt Wikipedia