Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt

Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt
Coat of arms
Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt
Coordinates: 50°08′43″N 3°06′37″E / 50.1453°N 3.1103°ECoordinates: 50°08′43″N 3°06′37″E / 50.1453°N 3.1103°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Marquion
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Marcel Dumont
Area^1	11.57 km^2 (4.47 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	617
• Density	53/km^2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62384 / 62147
Elevation	61–101 m (200–331 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.

Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated 22 miles (35.4 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D15 and C5 roads. The A26 autoroute junction with the A2 autoroute is only half a mile from the commune.

Population

Historical population of Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	629	633	605	610	611	617
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, rebuilt along with the rest of the village after World War I.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• “Sucrerie” CWGC cemetery
• “Sanders Keep” CWGC cemetery
• Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt on the Quid website (French)