Vis-en-Artois 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

Vis-en-Artois is situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and the D9 roads.

History

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

deeply affected the town, which was under the thumb of

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troops from September 30, 1914 until its liberation by

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forces on 24 August 1918. During the year 1918 the village was completely destroyed. The people who had not fled before the arrival of the invading troops were evacuated to Belgium. On 24 September 1920, Vis-en-Artois received the Croix de Guerre.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of St.Martin, rebuilt, along with much of the village, after

. * The war memorial, inaugurated on August 10, 1924. * For the

Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt The Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of World War I located between the Commune in France, communes of Vis-en-Artois and Haucourt (Pas-de-Calais), Haucourt in the ...

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