Wancourt
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Arras-3 | |
| Community association | Arras | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 15 ′ N , 2 ° 52 ′ E | |
| height | 56-101 m | |
| surface | 8.9 km 2 | |
| Residents | 649 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 73 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62128 | |
| INSEE code | 62873 | |
 Saint-Vaast and Mairie Church (right) |
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Wancourt is a French municipality with 649 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Arras and the canton of Arras-3 .
Neighboring municipalities of Wancourt are Feuchy in the north, Monchy-le-Preux in the northeast, Guémappe in the east, Héninel in the southeast, Saint-Martin-sur-Cojeul in the south, Neuville-Vitasse in the southwest and Tilloy-lès-Mofflaines in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 383 | 399 | 420 | 431 | 547 | 587 | 598 |
Attractions
- Saint-Vaast church with a bell from 1285
Personalities
- Miron Zlatin (1904–1944), director of the Izieu children's home in the Ain department , and his wife Sabine Zlatin (1907–1996), resistance fighter and painter; The couple owned a poultry farm in Wancourt from 1929 (see also Izieu's children )
Web links
Commons : Wancourt - collection of images, videos and audio files
