Villers-Guislain

Villers-Guislain (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ ɡilɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3] The graveyard at Gauche Wood contains the casualties who died during the Battle of Épehy when British troops were deployed between Gouzeaucourt and Villers-Guislain.

Villers-Guislain
Commune
The town hall in Villers-Guislain
Coat of arms
Location of Villers-Guislain
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Coordinates: 50°02′27″N 3°09′23″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality	CA Cambrai
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Allart[1]
Area 1	11.27 km2 (4.35 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	682
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59623 /59297
Elevation	86–141 m (282–463 ft) (avg. 136 m or 446 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

Arms of Villers-Guislain

The arms of Villers-Guislain are blazoned : Tierced per pale 1: Azure, a ?fleur de? lys argent; 2: Gules, a demi- doubleheaded eagle and a demi-cross potenty argent, both issuant from the dexter line of division; 3: Or, 3 fesses azure.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department