Villers-au-Tertre (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ o tɛʁtʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It is around 10 km south-east of Douai.
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 The road into Villers-au-Tertre | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Villers-au-Tertre  | |
  Villers-au-Tertre  Villers-au-Tertre | |
| Coordinates: 50°18′10″N 3°11′00″E / 50.3028°N 3.1833°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Aniche |
| Intercommunality | Douaisis Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Mercier[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 667 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59620 /59234 |
| Elevation | 48–86 m (157–282 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Surrounding communes
editNeighbouring communes are Erchin to the north, Monchecourt to the east, Fressain to the south-east and Bugnicourt to the south-west.
Heraldry
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The arms of Villers-au-Tertre are blazoned : Azure, an inescutcheon between in orle 11 billets argent. (Ligny-en-Cambrésis, Masnières and Villers-au-Tertre use the same arms.)
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Unwelcome fame
editVillers-au-Tertre hit the headlines at the end of July 2010 because the new owner of a house in the village, while trying to plant a tree, found the bones of two newly born children buried in the garden. Subsequently six more bodies were discovered at the recently acquired home of the former proprietor's daughter and son in law. The presumed mother of the deceased children has been placed under judicial investigation[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Villers-au-Tertre : les parents mis en examen". www.leparisien.fr. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010.
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