Croisilles () is a village and commune in the

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department of the

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region of

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Geography

A small farming village located 8 miles (13 km) south of

Arras Arras ( , ; ; historical ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department, which forms part of the region of Hauts-de-France; before the reorganization of 2014 it was in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The historic centre of the Artois region, with a ...

at the junction of the D5 and D9 roads. Many of the residents commute to work in Arras or the town of

Bapaume Bapaume (original Dutch name Batpalmen) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region of northern France. Geography Bapaume is a farming and light indus ...

to the south. The village is bypassed to the north and east by the

LGV Nord The (), typically shortened to LGV Nord, is a French -long high-speed rail line, opened in 1993, that connects Paris to the Belgium–France border, Belgian border and the Channel Tunnel via Lille. With a maximum speed of , the line appreciably ...

high speed line and the

A1 Autoroute The A1 Autoroutes of France, Autoroute, also autoroutes autoroute du Nord (the Northern Motorway), is the busiest of France's autoroutes and is part of an environmental zones.(See below) With a length of , it connects Paris with the northern c ...

. The junction with the Angy branch of the LGV Nord, in the direction of Arras, is located to the north of Croisilles. In addition to its church, the village has two bars, a supermarket (including petrol station), a pharmacy, a post office and a small DIY store, which is operated by the local farmers' co-operative. There is also a village stadium (including indoor sports hall), an ecole maternale (kindergarten) and an ecole primaire (primary school), which is attached to the

mairie In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or municipal hall (in the Philippines) is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the city o ...

(town hall).

Population

Places of interest

* The church of St.Martin, rebuilt, as was most of the town, after

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

. * The two

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 mil ...

cemeteries. * Some remains of an 11th-century castle.

References

External links

The first CWGC cemetery at Croisilles

The second CWGC cemetery at Croisilles

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20080517000533/http://croisilles.ifrance.com/ Website with information about Croisilles Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{Arras-geo-stub

Geography

Population

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