Riencourt-lès-Bapaume

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Luc Descamps^[1]Area3.41 km² (1.32 sq mi)Population30 • Density8.8/km² (23/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation113–132 m (371–433 ft)
(avg. 135 m or 443 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Riencourt-lès-Bapaume (French pronunciation: [ʁjɛ̃kuʁ lɛ bapom], literally Riencourt near Bapaume) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Riencourt-lès-Bapaume lies 19 miles (31 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D11E and N17 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	42	—
1975	39	−1.05%
1982	43	+1.40%
1990	29	−4.80%
1999	25	−1.64%
2007	33	+3.53%
2012	38	+2.86%
2017	35	−1.63%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt along with all of the village after World War I.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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