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Villers-Guislain () 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
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in northern
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.INSEE commune file
/ref> The graveyard a
Gauche Wood
contains the casualties who died during the
Battle of Épehy The Battle of Épehy was a battle of the First World War fought on 18 September 1918, involving the British Fourth Army under the command of General Henry Rawlinson against German outpost positions in front of the Hindenburg Line. The village o ...
when British troops were deployed between Gouzeaucourt and Villers-Guislain.


Heraldry


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Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Villersguislain {{Nord-geo-stub