Courcelles-le-Comte (; pcd, Courchelle-Comte) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
department of
Pas-de-Calais, France.
INSEE commune file
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Geography
Courcelles-le-Comte is located 11 miles (17 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D12 and D32 roads.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Sulpice, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the ravages of 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 Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations m ...
cemetery.
* Remains of an old castle.
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
External links
An unofficial website of the commune
The CWGC cemetery
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