Biache-Saint-Vaast Explained

Biache-Saint-Vaast
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Biache-Saint-Vaast (62).svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Brebières
Insee:	62128
Postal Code:	62118
Mayor:	Hervé Naglik^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Osartis Marquion
Coordinates:	50.3125°N 2.945°W
Elevation M:	56
Elevation Min M:	42
Elevation Max M:	70
Area Km2:	9.29

Biache-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[2]

Geography

A small farming and light industrial town located 8 miles (13 km) east of Arras, on the banks of the Scarpe river, at the junction of the D42, D43 and D46 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by just yards from the commune. Biache-Saint-Vaast station has rail connections to Arras and Douai.

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre, rebuilt, as was much of the town, after the ravages of World War I.
• The war memorials.
• An archaeological site of a Stone Age settlement of the Mousterian culture, with finds showing signs of the Levallois technique.

Personalities

• Charles Delestraint, general and member of the French Resistance

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Vivre Mieux à Biache
• The CWGC graves at Biache-Saint-Vaast

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62128-biache-saint-vaast INSEE commune file