Bancourt

Bancourt
Coat of arms
Bancourt
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Bancourt
Coordinates: 50°06′05″N 2°53′20″E / 50.1014°N 2.8889°ECoordinates: 50°06′05″N 2°53′20″E / 50.1014°N 2.8889°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	Région de Bapaume
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Pouillaude
Area^1	4.54 km^2 (1.75 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	74
• Density	16/km^2 (42/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62079 / 62450
Elevation	104–132 m (341–433 ft) (avg. 114 m or 374 ft)
^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.

Bancourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Geography

A small farming village located 10 miles (16 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D7 and D7E1 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	116	—
1968	123	+6.0%
1975	114	−7.3%
1982	112	−1.8%
1990	101	−9.8%
1999	95	−5.9%
2009	74	−22.1%

Sights

• The church of St. Remi, rebuilt, like the village, after 1918.
• The British Commonwealth cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• CWGC Bancourt cemetery
• Bancourt on the Quid website (French)