Ablain-Saint-Nazaire

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Coordinates: 50°23′34″N 2°42′48″E / 50.3927777778, 2.71333333333

Administration
Commune of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire

Ruins of the church destroyed during World War I
Location

Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Vimy
Intercommunality	Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
Mayor	Dominique Robillart (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	77–188 (avg. 95)
Land area^¹	9,85 km²
Population^² (2005)	1890
- Density	191/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62001/ 62153
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ablain-Saint-Nazaire is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

1 Geography
2 Population
3 History
4 Places of interest
5 See also
6 External links
7 Notes

[edit] Geography

A farming village located 8 miles (12km) north of Arras, on the D57 road. It was rebuilt after being destroyed during World War I. The Saint-Nazaire stream, which passes through the commune, is a small tributary of the river Deûle.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2005
1295	1293	1388	1482	1715	1843	1890
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] History

At the start of World War I, the Battle of Lorette lasted for 12 months, from October 1914 to October 1915, resulting in high casualties on both sides: 100,000 killed and as many wounded. A French national cemetery was built on 13 hectares nearby and comprises 20,000 graves, laid out irrespective of rank or military training. General Barbot has a private soldier buried next to him, on his right. In eight ossuaries, around the base of the lantern tower, are the remains of 22,970 unidentified soldiers. A portion of the cemetery has been reserved for Muslim soldiers.