Bancourt

Bancourt (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[3]

Bancourt
Commune
The town hall of Bancourt
Coat of arms
Location of Bancourt
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Coordinates: 50°06′05″N 2°53′20″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC du Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Rousere[1]
Area 1	4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	84
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62079 /62450
Elevation	104–132 m (341–433 ft) (avg. 114 m or 374 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A small farming village located 10 miles (16 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D7 and D7E1 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	123	—
1975	114	−1.08%
1982	112	−0.25%
1990	101	−1.28%
1999	95	−0.68%
2009	74	−2.47%
2014	82	+2.07%
2020	86	+0.80%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

• The church of St. Remi, rebuilt, like the village, after 1918.
• The Bancourt British Cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department