Warlincourt-lès-Pas explained

Warlincourt-lès-Pas
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Warlincourt-lès-pas.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Avesnes-le-Comte
Insee:	62877
Postal Code:	62760
Mayor:	Philippe Vanderbeken^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Campagnes de l'Artois
Coordinates:	50.1744°N 2.5061°W
Elevation M:	161
Elevation Min M:	105
Elevation Max M:	171
Area Km2:	5.19

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

Geography

Warlincourt-lès-Pas is situated some 16miles southwest of Arras, on the D25 road. The river Kilienne finds its source in the woodland surrounding the village.

History

The commune was awarded the Croix de Guerre on 23 September 1920.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Kilien, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Traces of an old castle.
• St.Kilien's chapel.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• A website about the village

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/COM62877-warlincourt-les-pas INSEE commune file