Bois-Bernard
Encyclopedia
Bois-Bernard is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
.
During World War I
, the village was destroyed. It was awarded the Croix de guerre
on the 25 September 1920.
It is twinned with the village of Grendon in Northamptonshire
England.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
A farming village located 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Arras on the D919 and D46 roads.History
Known by several variations over the centuries:- 1162 : Nemus Bernardi,
- 1221 : Boscus Bernardi,
- 1289 : Le Bos Biernart,
- 1362 : Bosbernart,
- 1452 : Boz-Bernard and finally
- 1720 : Le Bois-Bernard.
During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, the village was destroyed. It was awarded the Croix de guerre
Croix de guerre
The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, again in World War II, and in other conflicts...
on the 25 September 1920.
It is twinned with the village of Grendon in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
England.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt after the destruction of the village during World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. - The ruins of a 13th century castle.