Villers-l'Hôpital
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Villers-l’Hôpital (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ lopital]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Villers-l’Hôpital | |
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The church of Villers-l'Hôpital | |
 Location of Villers-l’Hôpital | |
  Villers-l’Hôpital Location within France  Villers-l’Hôpital Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°13′43″N 2°12′50″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Auxi-le-Château |
| Intercommunality | CC Ternois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Rimbault[1] |
Area 1 | 8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 255 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62859 /62390 |
| Elevation | 63–146 m (207–479 ft) (avg. 126 m or 413 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Villers-l'Hôpital is situated some 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D114 and D116 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 267 | — |
| 1975 | 228 | −2.23% |
| 1982 | 279 | +2.93% |
| 1990 | 242 | −1.76% |
| 1999 | 266 | +1.06% |
| 2007 | 270 | +0.19% |
| 2012 | 263 | −0.52% |
| 2017 | 265 | +0.15% |
| 2023 | 255 | −0.64% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.John, dating from the fifteenth century.
