Gouy-en-Artois (; pcd, Gouy-in-Artoé; literally "Gouy in
Artois
Artois ( ; ; nl, Artesië; English adjective: ''Artesian'') is a region of northern France. Its territory covers an area of about 4,000 km2 and it has a population of about one million. Its principal cities are Arras (Dutch: ''Atrecht'') ...
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commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of
France
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INSEE commune file
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Geography
A farming village situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D66 and D34 roads.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St. Armand, dating from the eighteenth century.
* A seventeenth century farmhouse..
* The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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cemetery.
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
External links
The CWGC cemetery
Gouyenartois
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