Étrun (; vls, Stroom) 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
A farming village situated northwest of Arras, at the junction of the N39 and the D55 roads. The river Gy flows through the commune.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the seventeenth century.
* The Duisans British Cemetery, a WW-I 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.
* The remnants of an old chateau.
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
External links
The CWGC cemetery at Étrun
Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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