Croisilles, Pas-de-Calais

Croisilles
Croisilles
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Croisilles
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Croisilles
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Sud Arrageois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Dué
Area1	11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,347
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62259 / 62128
Elevation	64–114 m (210–374 ft) (avg. 79 m or 259 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.

Croisilles is a village and commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A small farming village located 8 miles (13 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D5 and D9 roads. Many of the residents commute to work in Arras or the town of Bapaume to the south.

The village is bypassed to the north and east by the LGV Nord high speed line and the A1 Autoroute. The junction with the Angy branch of the LGV Nord, in the direction of Arras, is located to the north of Croisilles.

In addition to its church, the village has two bars, a supermarket (including petrol station), a pharmacy, a post office and a small DIY store, which is operated by the local farmers' co-operative. There is also a village stadium (including indoor sports hall), an ecole maternale (kindergarten) and an ecole primaire (primary school), which is attached to the mairie (town hall).

Population

Historical population of Croisilles, Pas-de-Calais

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	700	711	825	1062	1180	1165	1347
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.Martin, rebuilt, as was most of the town, after World War I.
• The two Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
• Some remains of an 11th-century castle.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The first CWGC cemetery at Croisilles
• The second CWGC cemetery at Croisilles
• Croisilles on the Quid website (French)
• Website with information about Croisilles (French)