Pommereuil
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Commune of Pommereuil Le Pommereuil - center of the village and church |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Haute Sambre-Bois l'Évêque |
| Mayor | Marc Dufrenne (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 91 m–153 m |
| Land area¹ | 6.45 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
717 |
| - Density (1999) | 111/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59465/ 59360 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Pommereuil or Le Pommereuil is a commune of the Nord département, in northern France.
[edit] History
The village and surrounding woods (Bois l'Évêque) were heavily damaged by a tornado on June 24, 1967, a relatively rare occurence in France.
[edit] Monuments
- The church, Église Saint-Michel, was built during the XVIIth Century and has a fortified tower.
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