Villers-au-Bois
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Villers-au-Bois () is a
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in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of
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Geography

Villers-au-Bois is surrounded by
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and situated some northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D65 and D58 roads.


Population


Places of interest

* The church, dating from the sixteenth century. * The large
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cemetery: Villers Station Cemetery


See also

* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department


References


External links


Official website of the Communauté d'agglomération

Villers Station CWGC cemetery
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