Achiet-le-Grand
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The church of Achiet-le-Grand
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 Achiet-le-Grand
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Achiet-le-Grand
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| Coordinates: 50°07′53″N 2°47′00″E / 50.1314°N 2.7833°ECoordinates: 50°07′53″N 2°47′00″E / 50.1314°N 2.7833°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Bapaume | |
| Intercommunality | Sud Artois | |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Bernard de Reu | |
| Area1 | 5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 1,017 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62005 /62121 | |
| Elevation | 104–136 m (341–446 ft) (avg. 117 m or 384 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Achiet-le-Grand is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
A farming village located 12 miles (19 km) south of Arras, at the D7 and D9 road junction. The SNCF railway has a station here.
The commune was involved in the theatre of operations of the Battle of Bapaume (1871), during the Franco-Prussian War.
The village was twinned with Kings Langley in Hertfordshire, England in November 2009, in honour of Christopher Cox VC from that village who won a Victoria Cross in fighting near Achiet-le-Grand in World War I.
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
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