Achiet-le-Grand
Geography
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.
History
Achiet-le-Grand is on the Paris–Lille railway. In 1871 it got a secondary rail connection to Bapaume, later extended to form the Achiet–Marcoing railway.
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.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 774 | — |
| 1975 | 787 | +0.24% |
| 1982 | 890 | +1.77% |
| 1990 | 948 | +0.79% |
| 1999 | 1,016 | +0.77% |
| 2007 | 1,053 | +0.45% |
| 2012 | 1,036 | −0.32% |
| 2017 | 988 | −0.94% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Sights
- The church of St.John, dating from the twentieth century.
- A World War I cemetery.
See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "French twinning steams ahead". Hemel Hempstead Gazette. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- ^ "Twinning of Kings Langley and Achiet-le-Grand is 'just the beginning'". watfordobersver.co.uk. Newsquest (London and Essex). 11 November 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- The World War I cemetery
- South Africans buried in Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension
- A personal website about Achiet-le-Grand
- Achiet-le-Grand during WW1
- Official communal website (fr)
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