Ytres (; pcd, Ite) is a

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in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of

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.Commune d'Ytres (62909)
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Geography

Ytres is a farming village located 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D7, D19 and D18E roads. It was completely rebuilt after being destroyed during

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. The

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passes by on the north of the commune. The Canal du Nord, built between 1911 and 1914, passes by to the south.

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