Oisy-le-Verger | |
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Coordinates: 50°15′03″N 3°07′29″E / 50.2508°N 3.1247°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Bapaume |
Intercommunality | CC Osartis Marquion |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Christine Guenot[1] |
Area 1 | 11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,188 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62638 /62860 |
Elevation | 32–77 m (105–253 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Oisy-le-Verger (French pronunciation: [wazi lə vɛʁʒe]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Oisy-le-Verger is a farming village situated 15 miles (24 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D21 and D14 roads.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,328 | — |
1975 | 1,310 | −0.19% |
1982 | 1,278 | −0.35% |
1990 | 1,301 | +0.22% |
1999 | 1,260 | −0.36% |
2007 | 1,285 | +0.25% |
2012 | 1,251 | −0.53% |
2017 | 1,217 | −0.55% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St. Didier, dating from the twentieth century.
- Traces of an old castle and watermill.
- Remains of the Cistercian abbey founded in 1227.
- A pre-Roman menhir.
- The museum, housed in the mairie (town hall).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE