Villers-au-Bois
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Villers-au-Bois (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ o bwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras.
Villers-au-Bois | |
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The church of Villers-au-Bois | |
 Location of Villers-au-Bois | |
  Villers-au-Bois Location within France  Villers-au-Bois Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′26″N 2°40′20″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Bully-les-Mines |
| Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernadette Doutremepuich[1] |
Area 1 | 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 607 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62854 /62144 |
| Elevation | 99–162 m (325–531 ft) (avg. 146 m or 479 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 298 | — |
| 1975 | 311 | +0.61% |
| 1982 | 335 | +1.07% |
| 1990 | 369 | +1.22% |
| 1999 | 379 | +0.30% |
| 2007 | 437 | +1.80% |
| 2012 | 563 | +5.20% |
| 2017 | 568 | +0.18% |
| 2023 | 607 | +1.11% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
