Berles-au-Bois explained

Berles-au-Bois
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Berles-au-Bois.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Avesnes-le-Comte
Insee:	62112
Postal Code:	62123
Mayor:	Michel Petit^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Coordinates:	50.1975°N 2.63°W
Elevation M:	102
Elevation Min M:	105
Elevation Max M:	159
Area Km2:	8.9

Berles-au-Bois (in French pronounced as /bɛʁl o bwa/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[2]

Geography

A farming village located 11 miles (17 km) southwest of Arras on the D62 junction with the D30 road.

Sights

• Remains of a 13th-century château.
• The church of Saint-Pierre, rebuilt, like most of the village after the ravages of World War I.
• Three World War I cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The churchyard extension cemetery at Berles
• The field cemetery at Berles
• The CWGC cemetery at Berles

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62112-berles-au-bois INSEE commune file