Barastre

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Barastre
Commune
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Coat of arms
Location of Barastre
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Barastre
Coordinates: 50°04′39″N2°56′00″E / 50.0775°N 2.9333°E / 50.0775; 2.9333
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Bapaume
Intercommunality CC du Sud-Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gislain Boury [1]
Area
1
7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021) [2]
321
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62082 /62124
Elevation113–133 m (371–436 ft)
(avg. 119 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Barastre is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. [3]

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Geography

A farming village located 19 miles (30 km) southeast of Arras on the D20 road. The entire commune was destroyed during World War I.

History

During World War I, the village was occupied by British troops in March 1917, before being lost a year later to the Germans. The village was retaken on 5 September, following an advance by the 42nd British division (East Lancashire). Nearly 10 British soldiers are buried in this cemetery (one of whom was buried by the Germans in 1916). In the cemetery extension are the graves of 284 German soldiers, 46 French, 39 British, four New Zealanders and one Australian. The commune was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1920.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962318—    
1968334+5.0%
1975308−7.8%
1982267−13.3%
1990223−16.5%
1999232+4.0%
2006241+3.9%
2007243+0.8%
2008244+0.4%
2009249+2.0%
2013288+15.7%
2015306+6.2%

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file


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