Villers-au-Bois

Villers-au-Bois
Villers-au-Bois
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Villers-au-Bois
Coordinates: 50°22′26″N 2°40′20″E / 50.3739°N 2.6722°ECoordinates: 50°22′26″N 2°40′20″E / 50.3739°N 2.6722°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Vimy
Intercommunality	Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Blancart
Area^1	5.2 km^2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	455
• Density	88/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62854 / 62144
Elevation	99–162 m (325–531 ft) (avg. 146 m or 479 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Villers-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Villers-au-bois is surrounded by woodland and situated some 8 miles (12.9 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D65 and D58 roads.

Population

Historical population of Villers-au-Bois

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	317	298	311	335	369	379	455
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The large Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery: Villers Station Cemetery

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official website of the Communauté de communes (French)
• Villers Station CWGC cemetery
• Villers-au-Bois on the Quid website (French)