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Berneville is a
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in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France
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of
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Geography

A farming village located 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Arras at the junction of the D62 and D67 roads. It is geographically located at an elevation of 148 meters.


Population

The inhabitants are called ''Bernevillois''.


Sights

* The church of St. Géry, dating from the eighteenth century.


Personalities

*
Maurice d'Hartoy Maurice d'Hartoy (1892, Berneville – 1981), whose real name was Mauritius-Lucien Hanot, also known as Lieutenant d’Hartoy, was a soldier, politician and French writer. Injured during World War I, d’Hartoy was first known for his book entitl ...
(1892–1981), soldier, politician and writer, born and buried at Berneville.


See also

* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department


References

Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{Arras-geo-stub