- Bois-Bernard
French commune
name= Bois-Bernard
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Vimy
insee=62148
cp=62320
maire= Christine Toutain
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
longitude=2.91222222222
latitude=50.3941666667
alt moy=65 m
alt mini=41 m
alt maxi=70 m
hectares=397
km²=3,97
sans=840
date-sans=1999
dens=211|Bois-Bernard is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
A farming village located 10 miles (16km) northeast of Arras on the D919 and D46 roads.
History
Known by several variations over the centuries : 1162 : Nemus Bernardi, 1221 : Boscus Bernardi, 1289 : Le Bos Biernart, 1362 : Bosbernart, 1452 : Boz-Bernard and finally in 1720 as Le Bois-Bernard.
DuringWorld War I , the village was destroyed. It was awarded theCroix de guerre on the25 September 1920 .Population
Places of interest
* The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt after the destruction of the village during
World War I .
* The ruins of a 13th century castle.See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://www.bois-bernard.fr/ Official website] fr
* [http://www.agglo-henincarvin.fr/ Website of the Communauté d'Agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26645&req=Bois-Bernard Bois-Bernard on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on June 8th 2008."
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