Neuville-Vitasse Explained
Neuville-Vitasse |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Neuville-Vitasse.svg |
Arrondissement: | Arras |
Canton: | Arras-3 |
Insee: | 62611 |
Postal Code: | 62217 |
Mayor: | Jean-Claude Levis[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CU d'Arras |
Coordinates: | 50.2481°N 2.8211°W |
Elevation M: | 82 |
Elevation Min M: | 65 |
Elevation Max M: | 101 |
Area Km2: | 6.98 |
Neuville-Vitasse (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
Geography
Neuville-Vitasse situated 4miles southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D14 and D5 roads.
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, rebuilt after World War I.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries:
- -The London cemetery where are buried 713 british soldiers and 23 canadian soldiers who fought the german army on the front line from 1917 to 1918. The London cemetery is located de Beaurains path.
- -The Neuville-Vitasse road cemetery where 80 french soldiers were buried, is located on Saint Martin path.
- -Two war memorials.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
- https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62611-neuville-vitasse INSEE commune file