Villers-lès-Cagnicourt explained

Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Brebières
Insee:	62858
Postal Code:	62182
Mayor:	Yves Legros^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Osartis Marquion
Coordinates:	50.2231°N 3.01°W
Elevation M:	54
Elevation Min M:	47
Elevation Max M:	79
Area Km2:	4.4

Villers-lès-Cagnicourt (in French pronounced as /vilɛʁ lɛ kaɲikuʁ/, literally Villers near Cagnicourt) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

Villers-lès-Cagnicourt is situated some 15miles southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and D13 roads.

History

The village church has plaques dedicated to several Canadian soldiers decorated for valour in the fighting nearby in 1918, including Sergeant Arthur George Knight, VC, of the 10th Battalion, CEF.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, rebuilt, along with much of the village, after World War I.

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. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62858-villers-les-cagnicourt INSEE commune file