Ervillers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Ervillers
The centre of Ervillers
The centre of Ervillers
Coat of arms of Ervillers
Location of Ervillers
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Ervillers is located in France
Ervillers
Ervillers
Ervillers is located in Hauts-de-France
Ervillers
Ervillers
Coordinates: 50°09′42″N 2°49′28″E / 50.1617°N 2.8244°E / 50.1617; 2.8244
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonBapaume
IntercommunalityCC Sud-Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Lefort[1]
Area
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7.13 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
390
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62306 /62121
Elevation77–115 m (253–377 ft)
(avg. 98 m or 322 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A farming village situated 11 miles (18 km) south of Arras at the junction of the N17, D36 and D9 roads.

History

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Prehistoric fossils have been found here, including elephant teeth. Roman objects such as coins, vases, skeletons and evidence of buildings have also been unearthed. This demonstrates that Ervillers was inhabited in Roman times, especially at the place called "Capieau".
The parish was first recorded in the 12th century.
The seigneurie of Ervillers has passed down through the families of Viéville, Lalaing, Egmont, Luxembourg, and Diesbach-Belleroche. On 28 August 1654 Ervillers saw a visit from Louis XIV and the Queen mother, who lunched there while travelling on to Péronne and Arras, where the siege had been lifted by Marshal Turenne.
Ervillers also has several underground shelters. They were probably old quarries and were turned into "muches." One of these caves was about 20 meters underground and had 9 rooms, a corridor, a stable and animal pens. Wells provided both ventilation and a water supply.
In December 1870 the Prussians pillaged the village. Ervillers was also the theatre of operations during the Battle of Bapaume (1871) in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71.
The First World War saw the village suffer total destruction.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 398—    
1975 386−0.44%
1982 390+0.15%
1990 434+1.35%
1999 449+0.38%
2007 388−1.81%
2012 398+0.51%
2017 399+0.05%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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