| Vis-en-Artois | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Vis-en-Artois.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Arras |
| Canton: | Brebières |
| Insee: | 62864 |
| Postal Code: | 62156 |
| Mayor: | Christian Thiévet[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Osartis Marquion |
| Coordinates: | 50.2478°N 2.9408°W |
| Elevation M: | 68 |
| Elevation Min M: | 46 |
| Elevation Max M: | 88 |
| Area Km2: | 6.42 |
Vis-en-Artois (in French pronounced as /vis ɑ̃.n‿aʁtwa/, literally Vis in Artois) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
Vis-en-Artois is situated 8miles southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and the D9 roads.
World War I deeply affected the town, which was under the thumb of German troops from September 30, 1914 until its liberation by Canadian forces on 24 August 1918.
During the year 1918 the village was completely destroyed. The people who had not fled before the arrival of the invading troops were evacuated to Belgium.
On 24 September 1920, Vis-en-Artois received the Croix de Guerre.