Neuville-Saint-Vaast
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Arras-1 | |
| Community association | Arras | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 21 ′ N , 2 ° 46 ′ E | |
| height | 81-144 m | |
| surface | 12.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,526 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 121 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62580 | |
| INSEE code | 62609 | |
| Website | http://www.neuville-saint-vaast.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) and church of Neuville-Saint-Vaast |
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Neuville-Saint-Vaast is a French commune in Arrondissement Arras in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality belongs to Arras-1 (until 2015: Canton Vimy ). It has 1,526 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), who are called Neuvillois .
geography
Neuville-Saint-Vaast is about seven kilometers north-northwest of Arras . Neuville-Saint-Vaast is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Souchez in the north, Givenchy-en-Gohelle in the north and northeast, Vimy in the northeast, Thélus in the east, Roclincourt in the southeast, Écurie and Sainte-Catherine in the south, Anzin-Saint-Aubin and Marœuil in the southwest, Mont-Saint-Éloi in the west and Carency in the northwest.
The A26 autoroute runs through the municipality .
history
Neuville-Saint-Vaast was completely destroyed during the First World War . After the war the place was completely reconstructed.
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 918 | 927 | 973 | 1,129 | 1,295 | 1,400 | 1,473 | 1,505 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Laurent Church, built in 1925
- French national cemetery La Targette
- british military cemetery
- German war cemetery Neuville-St. Vaast
- Cemeteries and memorials for Canadian, Czech and Polish soldiers
Personalities
- François Hennebique (1842–1921), engineer
- Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891–1915), sculptor, killed here
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the Czech municipality of Sezemice nad Loučnou .
