Villers-Outréaux Explained

Villers-Outréaux
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Villers-Outréaux 59.svg
Arrondissement:Cambrai
Canton:Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Insee:59624
Postal Code:59142
Mayor:Patrice Quévreux[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Caudrésis–Catésis
Coordinates:50.0342°N 3.3011°W
Elevation M:135
Elevation Min M:113
Elevation Max M:147
Area Km2:7.09

Villers-Outréaux (in French pronounced as /vilɛʁ utʁeo/) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]

History

A German airbase was in the town in WW-I.

War memorial

In September 2018 the villagers of Villers-Outréaux dedicated an especially commissioned memorial to commemorate British soldier Jack Williams (VC), (Victoria Cross), to express their thanks for helping to save their village from certain destruction, in 1918

See also

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/59624-villers-outreaux INSEE commune file