Willencourt

Willencourt
Coat of arms
Willencourt
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Willencourt
Coordinates: 50°14′28″N 2°05′24″E / 50.2411°N 2.09°ECoordinates: 50°14′28″N 2°05′24″E / 50.2411°N 2.09°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de l'Auxillois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Yves Hostyn
Area^1	2.45 km^2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	153
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62891 / 62390
Elevation	25–97 m (82–318 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 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.

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

Geography

Willencourt is situated some 33 miles (53.1 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D118 and the D118E roads, on the banks of the river Authie, the border with the department of the Somme.

Population

Historical population of Willencourt

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	79	86	129	126	140	136	153
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. Maurice, dating from the nineteenth century.
• A nineteenth century chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Willencourt on the Quid website (French)