Foncquevillers
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte | |
| Community association | Sud-Artois | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 10 ′ N , 2 ° 28 ′ E | |
| height | 105-169 m | |
| surface | 5.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 435 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 86 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62111 | |
| INSEE code | 62341 | |
| Website | http://foncquevillers.free.fr/ | |
Foncquevillers is a French municipality with 435 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Arras and Avesnes-le-Comte (until 2015: Canton Pas-en-Artois ). The inhabitants are called Foulquois .
geography
Foncquevillers is about 19 kilometers south-southwest of Arras city center . Foncquevillers is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bienvillers-au-Bois in the north and north-west, Hannescamps in the north, Bucquoy in the east and north-east, Gommecourt in the east, Hébuterne in the south, Sailly-au-Bois in the south and south-west, Bayencourt in the south-west and Souastre in the West.
history
Foncquevillers was completely destroyed in the First World War because of its geographical situation directly on the front line.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 443 | 404 | 388 | 389 | 383 | 466 | 474 | 457 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church, rebuilt after the First World War
- British war cemetery
