Villers-au-Bois (French pronunciation: ​[vilɛʁ o bwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Villers-au-Bois
Commune
The church of Villers-au-Bois
Location of Villers-au-Bois
Villers-au-Bois Show map of France Villers-au-Bois Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°22′26″N 2°40′20″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Bully-les-Mines
Intercommunality	CA Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernadette Doutremepuich[1]
Area 1	5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	599
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62854 /62144
Elevation	99–162 m (325–531 ft) (avg. 146 m or 479 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Villers-au-Bois is surrounded by woodland and situated some 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D65 and D58 roads.

Population

Places of interest

• The church, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The large Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery: Villers Station Cemetery

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villers-au-Bois.

• Official website of the Communauté d'agglomération (in French)
• Villers Station CWGC cemetery

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