Vaulx-Vraucourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Quick Facts Country, Region ...

Vaulx-Vraucourt
Commune
The church of Vaulx-Vraucourt
Coat of arms
Location of Vaulx-Vraucourt
Vaulx-Vraucourt Show map of France Vaulx-Vraucourt Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°08′50″N 2°54′34″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Freddy Fournier[1]
Area 1	14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,072
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62839 /62159
Elevation	83–122 m (272–400 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Close

Vaulx-Vraucourt lies 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Arras and about 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Bapaume, at the junction of the D20, D10E and D36 roads.

The commune name comes from the two hamlets that were combined into one commune in 1821.
The village was the site of heavy fighting during World War I. Major battles occurred in this area in 1917 and 1918. Four military cemeteries are located in and around the village, containing the graves of soldiers from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

• The church of St.Martin, rebuilt, as was all of the village, after World War I
• The underground remains of an old chateau.
• A seventeenth century dovecote.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department