Croisilles, Pas-de-Calais

Croisilles
Croisilles

Coordinates: 50°12′01″N 2°52′51″E / 50.2003°N 2.8808°E / 50.2003; 2.8808Coordinates: 50°12′01″N 2°52′51″E / 50.2003°N 2.8808°E / 50.2003; 2.8808
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Croisilles
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Sud Arrageois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gérard Dué
Area1 11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,347
  Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62259 / 62128
Elevation 64–114 m (210–374 ft)
(avg. 79 m or 259 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.

Croisilles is a village and commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A small farming village located 8 miles (13 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D5 and D9 roads. Many of the residents commute to work in Arras or the town of Bapaume to the south.

The village is bypassed to the north and east by the LGV Nord high speed line and the A1 Autoroute. The junction with the Angy branch of the LGV Nord, in the direction of Arras, is located to the north of Croisilles.

In addition to its church, the village has two bars, a supermarket (including petrol station), a pharmacy, a post office and a small DIY store, which is operated by the local farmers' co-operative. There is also a village stadium (including indoor sports hall), an ecole maternale (kindergarten) and an ecole primaire (primary school), which is attached to the mairie (town hall).

Population

Historical population of Croisilles, Pas-de-Calais
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population7007118251062118011651347
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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