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Bienvillers-au-Bois |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Pas-en-Artois |
| Intercommunality | Deux Sources |
| Mayor | Olivier Prouvost (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 140–167 m (460–548 ft) (avg. 156 m or 512 ft) |
| Land area1 | 7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 603 (2009) |
| - Density | 82 /km2 (210 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62130/ 62111 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 50°10′27″N 2°37′08″E / 50.1742°N 2.6189°E
Bienvillers-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.
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Geography[edit]
A farming and light industrial village located 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Arras at the junction of the D2, D8 and D62.
Population[edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 599 | — |
| 1968 | 629 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 665 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 584 | −12.2% |
| 1990 | 614 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 619 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 603 | −2.6% |
Sights[edit]
- The church of St. Jacques, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The war memorial.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
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