Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume
| Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume | |
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  Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′57″N 2°49′28″E / 50.1158°N 2.8244°ECoordinates: 50°06′57″N 2°49′28″E / 50.1158°N 2.8244°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) | Véronique Thiébaut |
| Area1 | 4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 111 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62129 / 62450 |
| Elevation |
102–128 m (335–420 ft) (avg. 122 m or 400 ft) |
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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. | |
Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.
Geography
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
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 110 | — |
| 1968 | 113 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 88 | −22.1% |
| 1982 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 86 | −4.4% |
| 1999 | 82 | −4.7% |
| 2009 | 111 | +35.4% |
Sights
- The church of St. Vaast, rebuilt, as was much of the village, after the ravages of World War I.
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