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Neuville-Vitasse () is a
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in the
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Geography

Neuville-Vitasse situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D14 and D5 roads.


Population


Places of interest

* The church of St.Martin, rebuilt after
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. * The
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cemeteries: -The London cemetery where are buried 713 british soldiers and 23 canadian soldiers who fought the german army on the front line from 1917 to 1918. The London cemetery is located de Beaurains path. -The Neuville-Vitasse road cemetery where 80 french soldiers were buried. It is located Saint Martin path. * Two war memorials.


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):London CWGC cemetery at Neuville-Vitasse

The CWGC cemetery of Neuville-Vitasse Road
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