Villers-Sir-Simon

Villers-Sir-Simon

Villers-Sir-Simon
Location within Hauts-de-France region Villers-Sir-Simon
Coordinates: 50°19′06″N 2°29′34″E / 50.3183°N 2.4928°E / 50.3183; 2.4928Coordinates: 50°19′06″N 2°29′34″E / 50.3183°N 2.4928°E / 50.3183; 2.4928
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Aubigny-en-Artois
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de l'Atrébatie
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Xavier Normand
Area¹	2.47 km² (0.95 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	135
• Density	55/km² (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62860 / 62127
Elevation	119–136 m (390–446 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Villers-Sir-Simon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Villers-Sir-Simon is situated some 18 miles (29.0 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D77 and D54 roads.

Historical population of Villers-Sir-Simon
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	105	125	99	114	120	121	135
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

The war memorial

Commemorative stone to the American aviators who died when their plane crashed nearby on 27 August 1943.
The church of St.Eloi, dating from the nineteenth century.

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