Villers-Sir-Simon
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Villers-Sir-Simon
|commune status = Commune
|image = Villers-Sir-Simon-Eglise-Juillet-2006.jpg
|caption = The church of Villers-Sir-Simon
|image coat of arms = Blason Villers-Sir-Simon.svg
|arrondissement = Arras
|canton = Avesnes-le-Comte
|INSEE = 62860
|postal code = 62127
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Campagnes de l'Artois
|coordinates = {{coord|50.3183|2.4928|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 128
|elevation min m = 119
|elevation max m = 136
|area km2 = 2.47
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Villers-Sir-Simon ({{IPA|fr|vilɛʁ siʁ simɔ̃}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62860-villers-sir-simon INSEE commune file]
Geography
Villers-Sir-Simon is situated some {{convert|18|mi|km}} west of Arras, at the junction of the D77 and D54 roads.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62860#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |125
|1975 |99
|1982 |114
|1990 |120
|1999 |121
|2007 |135
|2012 |122
|2017 |118
}}
Places of interest
File:Villers-Sir-Simon-Monument-aux-Morts-Juillet-2006.jpg
- Commemorative stone to the American aviators who died when their plane crashed nearby on 27 August 1943.
- The church of St. Eloi, dating from the nineteenth century.
See also
References
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{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
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