- Biache-Saint-Vaast
French commune
name= Biache-Saint-Vaast
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Vitry-en-Artois
insee=62128
cp=62118
maire=Michel Housau
mandat=2008 -2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes Osartis
longitude=2.945
latitude=50.3125
alt moy=56 m
alt mini=42 m
alt maxi=70 m
hectares=929
km²=9,29
sans=3923
date-sans=1999
dens=422|Biache-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
A small farming and light industrial town located 8 miles (13km) east of Arras, on the banks of the river Scarfe, at the junction of the D42, D43 and D46 roads. The
A26 autoroute passes by just yards from the commune.Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt, as was much of the town, after the ravages of
World War I .
* The war memorials.
* An archaeological site of astone age settlement of theMousterian culture, with finds showing signs of theLevallois technique .People with links to the commune
*
Charles Delestraint (March 12 ,1879 -April 19 ,1945 ), French general and member of theFrench Resistance .See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=2027234&mode=1 The CWGC graves at Biache-Saint-Vaast]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26626&req=Biache-Saint-Vaast Biache-Saint-Vaast on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on June 7th 2008."
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