Villers-au-Bois
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Lens | |
| Canton | Bully-les-Mines | |
| Community association | Lens-Liévin | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 22 ′ N , 2 ° 40 ′ E | |
| height | 99-162 m | |
| surface | 5.2 km 2 | |
| Residents | 568 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 109 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62144 | |
| INSEE code | 62854 | |
Villers-au-Bois is a commune in the French Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . There it belongs to the canton of Bully-les-Mines (until 2015: Canton Vimy ) in the Arrondissement of Lens (until 2015: Arrondissement of Arras ). The inhabitants are called baudets .
geography
Villers-au-Bois is about 15 kilometers west-southwest of Arras and borders Gouy-Servins in the north, Carency in the north and east, Mont-Saint-Éloi in the south and south-east, Acq in the south, Camblain-l'Abbé in the west and Servins in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 317 | 298 | 311 | 335 | 369 | 379 | 440 | 561 |
Attractions
- 16th century church
- British war cemetery
Web links
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