Vaulx-Vraucourt

Vaulx-Vraucourt (French pronunciation: [vo vʁokuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Arras and about 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Bapaume.

Vaulx-Vraucourt
Commune
The church of Vaulx-Vraucourt
Coat of arms
Location of Vaulx-Vraucourt
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Coordinates: 50°08′50″N 2°54′34″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Freddy Fournier[1]
Area 1	14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,096
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62839 /62159
Elevation	83–122 m (272–400 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The commune name comes from the two hamlets that were combined into one commune in 1821.^{[citation needed]}

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,047	—
1975	1,021	−0.36%
1982	1,075	+0.74%
1990	1,133	+0.66%
1999	1,110	−0.23%
2007	1,062	−0.55%
2012	1,061	−0.02%
2017	1,018	−0.82%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department