Inchy-en-Artois (; literally "Inchy in
Artois
Artois ( ; ; nl, Artesië; English adjective: ''Artesian'') is a region of northern France. Its territory covers an area of about 4,000 km2 and it has a population of about one million. Its principal cities are Arras (Dutch: ''Atrecht'') ...
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commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of
France
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INSEE commune file
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Geography
Inchy-en-Artois is a farming village situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D19 and the D22 roads.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Martin, rebuilt along with all of the village, after the First World War
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* The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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cemetery.
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
External links
Triangle cemetery at Inchy
Incyenartois
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