Puisieux () or Puisieux-au-Mont 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
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of
France
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INSEE commune file
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Geography
Puisieux is situated south of Arras, at the junction of the D919, D27 and D6 roads.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St. Denis, rebuilt, as was the rest of the village, after the First World War
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.
* The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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cemeteries (including Queens Cemetery).
* A war memorial.
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
External links
Serre Road CWGC cemetery No. 3
Serre Road CWGC cemetery No. 2
Serre Road CWGC cemetery No. 1
The Queens CWGC cemetery
The CWGC communal cemetery
Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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