Oisy-le-Verger explained

Oisy-le-Verger
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Oisy-le-verger.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Bapaume
Insee:	62638
Postal Code:	62860
Mayor:	Marie-Christine Guenot^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Osartis Marquion
Coordinates:	50.2508°N 3.1247°W
Elevation M:	78
Elevation Min M:	32
Elevation Max M:	77
Area Km2:	11.36

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

Geography

Oisy-le-Verger is a farming village situated 15miles east of Arras, at the junction of the D21 and D14 roads.

Places of interest

• The church of St. Didier, dating from the twentieth century.
• Traces of an old castle and watermill.
• Remains of the Cistercian abbey founded in 1227.
• A pre-Roman menhir.
• The museum, housed in the mairie (town hall).

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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/geographie/commune/62638-oisy-le-verger INSEE commune file