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Achiet-le-Grand
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
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[]

External links[]

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