Neuville-Saint-Vaast

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Neuville-Saint-Vaast

Total population

1,603

Elevation81 m

Land area12.59 km²

Coordinates50.36°, 2.76°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Neuville-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) south of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The Memorial was built on Hill 145, the highest point of the ridge to commemorate the battle and the Canadian soldiers who lost their lives during the First World War. The Memorial is also the site of the Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Neuville-St.-Vaast and Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, Neuville-St.-Vaast.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Gilbert Scodeller

French bicycle racer (1931-1989)

Nando de Colo

French basketball player

Georges Palante

French philosopher and sociologist (1862–1925)

Ludovic Delporte

French footballer

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Mathieu Assou-Ekotto

French and Cameroonian footballer

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Désiré Delansorne

French sportsperson, politician and bicycle racer

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Ernest Dominique François Joseph Duquesnoy

French revolutionary

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Florent Joseph Duquesnoy

French general (1761–1801)

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Jessie de Colo

French basketball player

Kathy Dauthuille

French humorist

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Louis Bournonville

French association football player (1891–1962)

Louis Brassart-Mariage

French architect (1875-1933)

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Louis François Joseph Degouve de Nuncques

French politician

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Lucien-Thrasybule Lenglet

French politician

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Léandre Létoquart

French politician (1919-2004)

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Léon-Marie Wartelle d'Herlincourt

French politician (1806–1866)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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