Achiet-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [aʃjɛ ɡʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[3]

Achiet-le-Grand
The church of Achiet-le-Grand
The church of Achiet-le-Grand
Coat of arms of Achiet-le-Grand
Location of Achiet-le-Grand
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Achiet-le-Grand is located in France
Achiet-le-Grand
Achiet-le-Grand
Achiet-le-Grand is located in Hauts-de-France
Achiet-le-Grand
Achiet-le-Grand
Coordinates: 50°07′53″N 2°47′00″E / 50.1314°N 2.7833°E / 50.1314; 2.7833
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonBapaume
IntercommunalitySud-Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patricia Copin[1]
Area
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5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
965
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62005 /62121
Elevation104–136 m (341–446 ft)
(avg. 117 m or 384 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A farming village located 12 miles (19 km) south of Arras, at the D7 and D9 road junction. The SNCF railway has a station here.

History

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Achiet-le-Grand is on the Paris–Lille railway. In 1871 it got a secondary rail connection to Bapaume, later extended to form the Achiet–Marcoing railway.

The commune was involved in the theatre of operations of the Battle of Bapaume (1871), during the Franco-Prussian War.

The village was twinned with Kings Langley in Hertfordshire, England in November 2009, in honour of Christopher Cox VC from that village who won a Victoria Cross in fighting near Achiet-le-Grand in World War I.[4][5]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 774—    
1975 787+0.24%
1982 890+1.77%
1990 948+0.79%
1999 1,016+0.77%
2007 1,053+0.45%
2012 1,036−0.32%
2017 988−0.94%
Source: INSEE[6]

Sights

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  • The church of St.John, dating from the twentieth century.
  • A World War I cemetery.

See also

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Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "French twinning steams ahead". Hemel Hempstead Gazette. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Twinning of Kings Langley and Achiet-le-Grand is 'just the beginning'". watfordobersver.co.uk. Newsquest (London and Essex). 11 November 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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