Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume

Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]

Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume
The church of Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume
The church of Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume
Coat of arms of Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume
Location of Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume
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Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume is located in France
Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume
Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume
Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume is located in Hauts-de-France
Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume
Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume
Coordinates: 50°06′57″N 2°49′28″E / 50.1158°N 2.8244°E / 50.1158; 2.8244
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonBapaume
IntercommunalityCC du Sud-Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Véronique Thiébaut[1]
Area
1
4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
95
 • Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62129 /62450
Elevation102–128 m (335–420 ft)
(avg. 122 m or 400 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume is a small farming village located just outside Bapaume and 12 miles (19 km) south of Arras. It was within the theatre of operations of the Battle of Bapaume, during the Franco-Prussian War.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 113—    
1975 88−3.51%
1982 90+0.32%
1990 86−0.57%
1999 82−0.53%
2009 111+3.07%
2014 93−3.48%
2020 96+0.53%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights edit

  • The church of St. Vaast, rebuilt, as was much of the village, after the ravages of World War I.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE