Morchies Explained

Morchies
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Morchies.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Bapaume
Insee:	62591
Postal Code:	62124
Mayor:	Evelyne Dromart^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Sud-Artois
Coordinates:	50.1389°N 2.9561°W
Elevation M:	93
Elevation Min M:	85
Elevation Max M:	117
Area Km2:	6.64

Morchies (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

Morchies is situated 17miles southeast of Arras, on the D18 road.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was all of the village, after World War I.
• The three Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC British cemetery
• The CWGC Australian cemetery
• The CWGC Communal cemetery

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/geographie/commune/62591-morchies INSEE commune file