Barastre

Barastre
Barastre
Commune
	The church of Barastre
	Coat of arms
	Location of Barastre
	Barastre Barastre
	Coordinates: 50°04′39″N 2°56′00″E / 50.0775°N 2.9333°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC du Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gislain Boury
Area 1	7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population (2021)	321
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62082 /62124
Elevation	113–133 m (371–436 ft) ; (avg. 119 m or 390 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Barastre is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[3]

Geography

A farming village located 19 miles (30 km) southeast of Arras on the D20 road. The entire commune was destroyed during World War I.

History

During World War I, the village was occupied by British troops in March 1917, before being lost a year later to the Germans. The village was retaken on 5 September, following an advance by the 42nd British division (East Lancashire). Nearly 10 British soldiers are buried in this cemetery (one of whom was buried by the Germans in 1916). In the cemetery extension are the graves of 284 German soldiers, 46 French, 39 British, four New Zealanders and one Australian. The commune was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1920.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	334	—
1975	308	−1.15%
1982	267	−2.02%
1990	223	−2.23%
1999	232	+0.44%
2009	249	+0.71%
2014	296	+3.52%
2020	319	+1.26%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Sights

The ruins of an early castle.
The church of St. Martin, dating from the twentieth century.
The war memorial.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

The CWGC cemetery

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] INSEE commune file

[pophist-4] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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