Villers-Guislain

Villers-Guislain
Villers-Guislain
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Villers-Guislain
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Marcoing
Intercommunality	Hauts du Cambrésis
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Allart
Area1	11.27 km2 (4.35 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	641
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59623 / 59297
Elevation	86–141 m (282–463 ft) (avg. 136 m or 446 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Villers-Guislain is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The graveyard at Gauche Wood contains the casualties who died during the Battle of Epehy when British troops were deployed between Gouzeaucourt and Villers-Guislain.

Heraldry

The arms of Villers-Guislain are blazoned : Tierced per pale 1: Azure, a ?fleur de? lys argent; 2: Gules, a demi- doubleheaded eagle and a demi-cross potenty argent, both issuant from the dexter line of division; 3: Or, 3 fesses azure.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file