Puisieux (Pas-de-Calais)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte | |
| Community association | Communauté de communes du Sud-Artois | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 7 ' N , 2 ° 42' E | |
| height | 77-147 m | |
| surface | 11.69 km 2 | |
| Residents | 661 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 57 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62116 | |
| INSEE code | 62672 | |
 Town hall of Puisieux |
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Puisieux is a French commune in the Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Arras and the canton of Avesnes-le-Comte .
geography
Puisieux is about 23 kilometers south of Arras on the border with the Somme department . Puisieux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bucquoy in the north, Miraumont in the east, Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre and Grandcourt in the south, Beaumont-Hamel in the southwest and Hébuterne in the west.
history
Puisieux was the scene of fierce fighting during the First World War . The westernmost point of the German western front was in the neighboring Gommecourt . In the summer of 1916, the Battle of the Somme raged immediately south of Puiseux .
Western Front 1915/16
Map of the battlefield of the Battle of the Somme
Course of the Battle of the Somme
Serre district in 1916 (painting by Wilhelm Sauter )
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Attractions
There are several in Puisieux military cemeteries of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission .
Personalities
- Jean Catelas (1894–1941), French communist and politician , was born in Puisieux
