Villers-Guislain

Villers-Guislain
Commune
The town hall in Villers-Guislain
Coat of arms
Location of Villers-Guislain
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Coordinates: 50°02′27″N 3°09′23″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality	CA Cambrai
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Allart[1]
Area ^1	11.27 km^2 (4.35 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	680
• Density	60/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59623 /59297
Elevation	86–141 m (282–463 ft) (avg. 136 m or 446 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villers-Guislain (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ ɡilɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3] The graveyard at Gauche Wood contains the casualties who died during the Battle of Épehy when British troops were deployed between Gouzeaucourt and Villers-Guislain.

Heraldry

Arms of Villers-Guislain

The arms of Villers-Guislain are blazoned : Tierced per pale 1: Azure, a ?fleur de? lys argent; 2: Gules, a demi- doubleheaded eagle and a demi-cross potenty argent, both issuant from the dexter line of division; 3: Or, 3 fesses azure.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file