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Communauté De Communes De La Région De Bapaume
The Communauté de communes de la Région de Bapaume was located in the Pas-de-Calais ''département'', in northern France. It was created in January 1993.CC de la Région de Bapaume (N° SIREN : 246200786) BANATIC. Accessed 31 March 2022. It was merged into the new in January 2013. Composition It comprised the following 26 communes: # # ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bapaume
Bapaume (original Dutch name Batpalmen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. The inhabitants of this commune are known as ''Bapalmois'' or ''Bapalmoises''. Geography Bapaume is a farming and light industrial town located some 23 km south by south-east of Arras and 50 km north-east of Amiens. Access to the commune is by the D 917 road from Ervillers in the north which passes through the commune in a zig-zag then continues south-east to Beaulencourt. The D 930 goes east by north-east to Frémicourt. The D 929 branches off the D 917 at the edge of the commune and goes south-west to Warlencourt-Eaucourt. The A1 autoroute passes south down the eastern edge of the commune and serves the city by the exit 14. The Bapaume threshold Bapaume has been called the ''Seuil de Bapaume'' (Bapaume threshold) due to its position as a crossing point between Artois and the Flanders plain on one side, and the Somme valley an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douchy-lès-Ayette
Douchy-lès-Ayette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village south of Arras on the D7 road. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the destruction wrought by World War I. * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):The CWGC cemetery [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villers-au-Flos
Villers-au-Flos () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Villers-au-Flos is situated some south of Arras, near the junction of the D11 and N17 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt, as was the rest of the village, after the First World War * The German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ... military cemetery See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links Official website Villersauflos {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaulx-Vraucourt
Vaulx-Vraucourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Vaulx-Vraucourt lies southeast of Arras and about 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. Population 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 The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal funct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapignies
Sapignies () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Sapignies lies south of Arras, at the junction of the D31E and N17 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt, along with most of the commune, after World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... * The German military cemetery. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riencourt-lès-Bapaume
Riencourt-lès-Bapaume (, literally ''Riencourt near Bapaume'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Riencourt-lès-Bapaume lies south of Arras, at the junction of the D11E and N17 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt along with all of the village after World War I. * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):The CWGC cemetery [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morval, Pas-de-Calais
Morval () is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Morval is located south of Arras, on the D11 road, completely surrounded by the department of the Somme (department), Somme. The junction between A1 autoroute, A1 and A2 autoroutes is less than away. Population History The Battle of Morval, a British offensive action, occurred as part of the larger Battle of the Somme in September. It destroyed Morval and nearby villages. The village, including the church of St. Vaast, was rebuilt after World War I. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Morval hold the graves of 54 British soldiers, while the Community cemetery includes the graves of two airmen. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References External links Website of the commune of Morval The CWGC cemeteryThe CWGC Communal cemetery Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinpuich
Martinpuich is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Martinpuich is situated south of Arras, near the junction of the D929 and the D6 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt as was most of the village after the First World War. * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. See also *Capture of Martinpuich *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):The CWGC cemetery [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligny-Thilloy
Ligny-Thilloy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Ligny-Thilloy is situated just southwest of Bapaume and south of Arras, at the junction of the D10 and the D10E roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Quentin, rebuilt with the rest of the village after World War I. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Lignythilloy {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Transloy
Le Transloy () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Le Transloy is situated south of Arras, at the junction of the N17 and the D19 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Nicholas, rebuilt along with the rest of the village, following World War I. * A memorial to 800 French soldiers killed during fighting around Bapaume, in 1914. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department *Battle of Le Transloy The Battle of Le Transloy was the last big attack by the Fourth Army of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in the 1916 Battle of the Somme in France, during the First World War. The battle was fought in conjunction with attacks by the Frenc ... References Transloy {{Arras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Sars
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Le Sars is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Le Sars is situated south of Arras, at the junction of the D11 and the D929 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt along with the rest of the village, after World War I. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department References Sars Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-1), the first identified strain of the SARS coronavirus species, ''seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grévillers
Grévillers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Grévillers is a farming village situated west of Bapaume and south of Arras. Population Places of interest * The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the seventeenth century. * The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. * Memorial to General Aubert Frere, born here in 1881. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):The CWGC cemetery at Grévillers [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
