Villers-au-Bois

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Bernadette Doutremepuich^[1]Area5.2 km² (2.0 sq mi)Population611 • Density120/km² (300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation99–162 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.

Villers-au-Bois (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ o bwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Villers-au-Bois is surrounded by woodland and situated some 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D65 and D58 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	298	—
1975	311	+0.61%
1982	335	+1.07%
1990	369	+1.22%
1999	379	+0.30%
2007	437	+1.80%
2012	563	+5.20%
2017	568	+0.18%
Source: INSEE[4]

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

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