Villers-Outréaux

Villers-Outréaux (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ utʁeo]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Villers-Outréaux
Commune
The church in Villers-Outréaux
Coat of arms
Location of Villers-Outréaux
Villers-Outréaux Show map of France Villers-Outréaux Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°02′03″N 3°18′04″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality	CA Caudrésis–Catésis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrice Quévreux[1]
Area 1	7.09 km2 (2.74 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,156
• Density	300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59624 /59142
Elevation	113–147 m (371–482 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,533	—
1975	2,714	+0.99%
1982	2,576	−0.74%
1990	2,421	−0.77%
1999	2,184	−1.14%
2007	2,165	−0.11%
2012	2,121	−0.41%
2017	2,110	−0.10%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Villers-Outréaux

The arms of Villers-Outréaux are blazoned : Gules, a cross indented Or.

History

A German airbase was in the town in WW-I.

German Airbase in 1916

War memorial

In September 2018 the villagers of Villers-Outréaux dedicated an especially commissioned memorial to commemorate British soldier Jack Williams (VC), (Victoria Cross), to express their thanks for helping to save their village from certain destruction, in 1918

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE