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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Villers-au-Tertre
Commune
The road into Villers-au-TertreThe road into Villers-au-Tertre
Coat of arms of Villers-au-TertreCoat of arms
Location of Villers-au-Tertre
Villers-au-Tertre is located in FranceVillers-au-TertreVillers-au-TertreShow map of FranceVillers-au-Tertre is located in Hauts-de-FranceVillers-au-TertreVillers-au-TertreShow map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°18′10″N 3°11′00″E / 50.3028°N 3.1833°E / 50.3028; 3.1833
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDouai
CantonAniche
IntercommunalityDouaisis Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Mercier
Area4.57 km (1.76 sq mi)
Population670
 • Density150/km (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code59620 /59234
Elevation48–86 m (157–282 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villers-au-Tertre (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ o tɛʁtʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is around 10 km south-east of Douai.

Surrounding communes

Neighbouring communes are Erchin to the north, Monchecourt to the east, Fressain to the south-east and Bugnicourt to the south-west.

Heraldry

Arms of Villers-au-Tertre
Arms of Villers-au-Tertre
 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.)



Unwelcome fame

Villers-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

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. "Villers-au-Tertre : les parents mis en examen". www.leparisien.fr. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010.
Communes of the Nord department


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