Biache-Saint-Vaast
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Biache-Saint-Vaast
|commune status = Commune
|image = Biache-Saint-Vaast Mairie.JPG
|caption = The town hall of Biache-Saint-Vaast
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Biache-Saint-Vaast (62).svg
|arrondissement = Arras
|canton = Brebières
|INSEE = 62128
|postal code = 62118
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Osartis Marquion
|coordinates = {{coord|50.3125|2.945|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 56
|elevation min m = 42
|elevation max m = 70
|area km2 = 9.29
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Biache-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62128-biache-saint-vaast INSEE commune file]
Geography
A small farming and light industrial town located 8 miles (13 km) east of Arras, on the banks of the Scarpe river, at the junction of the D42, D43 and D46 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by just yards from the commune. Biache-Saint-Vaast station has rail connections to Arras and Douai.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62128#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |3860
|1975 |4224
|1982 |4032
|1990 |3981
|1999 |3923
|2007 |3872
|2012 |3985
|2017 |4083
|2019|4305
}}
Sights
- 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 a Stone Age settlement of the Mousterian culture, with finds showing signs of the Levallois technique.
Personalities
- Charles Delestraint, general and member of the French Resistance
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110720231252/http://vivremieuxabiache.free.fr/ Vivre Mieux à Biache]
- [http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2027234 The CWGC graves at Biache-Saint-Vaast]
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Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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