Villers_Outreaux

Villers-Outréaux

Villers-Outréaux

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Villers-Outréaux (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ utʁeo]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

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Heraldry

Arms of Villers-Outréaux
 The arms of Villers-Outréaux are blazoned :
Gules, a cross indented Or.



History

A German airbase was in the town in WW-I.

German Airbase in 1916

War memorial

In September 2018 the villagers of Villers-Outréaux dedicated an especially commissioned memorial to commemorate British soldier Jack Williams (VC), (Victoria Cross), to express their thanks for helping to save their village from certain destruction, in 1918

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    INSEE commune file
  4. [4]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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