Vimy

Vimy
Vimy city hall
Vimy city hall
Coat of arms of Vimy
Location of Vimy
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Vimy is located in France
Vimy
Vimy
Vimy is located in Hauts-de-France
Vimy
Vimy
Coordinates: 50°22′24″N 2°48′41″E / 50.3733°N 2.8114°E / 50.3733; 2.8114
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonLiévin
IntercommunalityCA Lens-Liévin
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Christian Sprimont[1]
Area
1
11.33 km2 (4.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,307
 • Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62861 /62580
Elevation49–146 m (161–479 ft)
(avg. 71 m or 233 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vimy (/ˈvmi/ or /ˈvɪmi/; French pronunciation: [vimi]) is a commune in the French department of Pas-de-Calais.[3] Located 3.8 kilometers (2.4 mi) east of Vimy is the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the Canadian soldiers who were killed during the First World War. The Memorial is also the site of two Canadian cemeteries.[4]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "Canadian National Vimy Memorial, France". The Great War UK. 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2017. The ridge runs in a direction from Givenchy-en-Gohelle in the north-west to Farbus in the south-east.