Villers-au-Bois explained

Villers-au-Bois
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Lens
Canton:	Bully-les-Mines
Insee:	62854
Postal Code:	62144
Mayor:	Bernadette Doutremepuich^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Lens-Liévin
Coordinates:	50.3739°N 2.6722°W
Elevation M:	146
Elevation Min M:	99
Elevation Max M:	162
Area Km2:	5.2

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

Geography

Villers-au-Bois is surrounded by woodland and situated some 8miles northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D65 and D58 roads.

Places of interest

• The church, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The large Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery: Villers Station Cemetery

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Official website of the Communauté d'agglomération
• Villers Station CWGC cemetery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62854-villers-au-bois INSEE commune file