Vis-en-Artois

French commune
name= Vis-en-Artois
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Vitry-en-Artois
insee=62864
cp=62156
maire=Christian Thiévet
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes Osartis
longitude=2.94083333333
latitude=50.2477777778
alt moy=68 m
alt mini=46 m
alt maxi=88 m
hectares=642
km²=6,42
sans=536
date-sans=1999
dens=83

Vis-en-Artois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated some convert|8|mi|km|1 southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and the D9 roads.

History

World War I deeply affected the town, which was under the thumb of German troops from September 30, 1914 until its liberation by Canadian forces on 24 August 1918.
During the year 1918 the village was completely destroyed. The people who had not fled before the arrival of the invading troops were evacuated to Belgium.
On 24 September 1920, Vis-en-Artois received the Croix de Guerre.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of St.Martin, rebuilt, along with much of the village, after World War I.
* The war memorial, inaugurated on August 10, 1924.
* For the Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt see Haucourt. [cite web | author= | publisher=CWGC | year= | url= http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=2000088&mode=1 | title= Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery | accessdate=2008-07-07 ]

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.visenartois.fr Vis-en-Artois official website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Vis-en-Artois Vis-en-Artois on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on July 7th 2008."