Achiet-le-Grand | |
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Population | 1,074 |
Achiet-le-Grand is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern 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.[1][2]
Population[]
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 754 | — |
1968 | 774 | +2.7% |
1975 | 787 | +1.7% |
1982 | 890 | +13.1% |
1990 | 948 | +6.5% |
1999 | 1,016 | +7.2% |
2009 | 1,074 | +5.7% |
Sights[]
- The church of St.John, dating from the twentieth century.
- A World War I cemetery.
See also[]
- Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References[]
- ↑ "French twinning steams ahead". Hemel Hempstead Gazette. 9 April 2009. http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/French-twinning-steams-ahead.5160488.jp. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ↑ http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/archive/2009/11/11/News+(news)/4732377.Twinning_of_Kings_Langley_and_Achiet_le_Grand_is__just_the
External links[]
- The World War I cemetery
- South Africans buried in Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension
- A personal website about Achiet-le-Grand
- Achiet-le-Grand during WW1
- Official communal website (fr)
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