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Villers-Guislain
Sign in to saveVillers-Guislain () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The graveyard at Gauche Wood contains the casualties who died during the Battle of Épehy when British troops were deployed between Gouzeaucourt and Villers-Guislain.
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Villers-Guislain is a commune in France, situated in the Hauts-de-France region. It is located within the arrondissement of Cambrai and the canton of Marcoing, while its associated electoral district is the canton of Le Cateau-Cambrésis. The municipality borders Gonnelieu, Banteux, Gouzeaucourt, and Honnecourt-sur-Escaut.
The area covers 11.27 square kilometers, with an elevation of 141 meters above sea level. Population figures vary between sources, with one listing 698 residents (326 male and 370 female) and another citing 654. The postal code is 59297. Villers-Guislain received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.
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Place details
- Locality
- Villers-Guislain
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 654
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Villers-Guislain
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Villersguislain.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Villers-Guislain
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Villers-Guislain (Nord) 1.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Cambrai
- French commune.canton
- Le Cateau-Cambrésis
- French commune.INSEE
- 59623
- French commune.postal code
- 59297
- French commune.mayor
- Gérard Allart
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Cambrai
- French commune.elevation m
- 136
- French commune.elevation min m
- 86
- French commune.elevation max m
- 141
- French commune.area km2
- 11.27
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Villers-Guislain
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Cambrai
- Population
- 684
- Area
- 11.27
- Elevation
- 123
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Heudicourt
- Official website
- www.villers-guislain.fr
- Image
- Villersguislain.JPG
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- Commons category
- Villers-Guislain
- postal code
- 59297
- associated electoral district
- canton of Le Cateau-Cambrésis
- male population
- 326
- female population
- 370
- P8168
- Zacharo
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-27-82-13-75
Sources (4)
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Heraldry
- See also
- References
Villers-Guislain () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The graveyard at Gauche Wood contains the casualties who died during the Battle of Épehy when British troops were deployed between Gouzeaucourt and Villers-Guislain.
==Heraldry==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Villers-Guislain” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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