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Simencourt () is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of
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Geography

Simencourt lies southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D7 and D67 roads.


Population


Places of interest

* An eighteenth-century
manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals w ...
. * The church of St. Médard, dating from the sixteenth century. * Scene of fighting in 1918 by 9th Battalion (North Irish Horse) Royal Irish Fusiliers.


See also

* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department


References

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