Morchies

Morchies
Morchies
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Morchies
Coordinates: 50°08′20″N 2°57′22″E / 50.1389°N 2.9561°ECoordinates: 50°08′20″N 2°57′22″E / 50.1389°N 2.9561°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bertincourt
Intercommunality	Canton of Bertincourt
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Evelyne Dromart
Area^1	6.64 km^2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	182
• Density	27/km^2 (71/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62591 / 62124
Elevation	85–117 m (279–384 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 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.

Morchies is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Morchies is situated 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Arras, on the D18 road.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
195	227	252	201	174	189	182
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was all of the village, after World War I.
• The three Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC British cemetery
• The CWGC Australian cemetery
• The CWGC Communal cemetery
• Morchies on the Quid website (French)