Villers-Guislain

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Villers-Guislain

|commune status = Commune

|image = Villersguislain.JPG

|caption = The town hall in Villers-Guislain

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Villers-Guislain (Nord) 1.svg

|arrondissement = Cambrai

|canton = Le Cateau-Cambrésis

|INSEE = 59623

|postal code = 59297

|mayor = Gérard Allart{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA Cambrai

|coordinates = {{coord|50.0408|3.1564|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 136

|elevation min m = 86

|elevation max m = 141

|area km2 = 11.27

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Villers-Guislain ({{IPA|fr|vilɛʁ ɡilɛ̃}}) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59623-villers-guislain INSEE commune file] The graveyard at [http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/24102 Gauche Wood] contains the casualties who died during the Battle of Épehy when British troops were deployed between Gouzeaucourt and Villers-Guislain.

Heraldry

{{Blazon-arms

|img1=Blason ville fr Villers-Guislain (Nord) 1.svg

|legend1=Arms of Villers-Guislain

|text=The arms of Villers-Guislain are blazoned :
Tierced per pale 1: Azure, a ?fleur de? lys argent; 2: Gules, a demi- doubleheaded eagle and a demi-cross potenty argent, both issuant from the dexter line of division; 3: Or, 3 fesses azure.

}}

References

Villersguislain

Villers-Guislain

Heraldry

See also

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