Chérisy | |
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| Coordinates:50°14′06″N2°54′46″E / 50.235°N 2.9128°E /50.235; 2.9128 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Bapaume |
| Intercommunality | CC Sud-Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Patrick Visentin[1] |
Area 1 | 6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 291 |
| • Density | 46.3/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62223 /62128 |
| Elevation | 52–98 m (171–322 ft) (avg. 66 m or 217 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chérisy (French pronunciation:[ʃeʁizi]) is acommune in thePas-de-Calais department in theHauts-de-France region of France.[3]
A small farming village located 9 miles (15 km) southeast of Arras on the D9 junction with the D38 road.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 188 | — |
| 1975 | 175 | −1.02% |
| 1982 | 189 | +1.11% |
| 1990 | 209 | +1.27% |
| 1999 | 212 | +0.16% |
| 2007 | 253 | +2.23% |
| 2012 | 304 | +3.74% |
| 2017 | 293 | −0.73% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Chérisy village, south-east ofArras, in the Pas-de-Calais, France, was captured by the 18th Division on 3 May 1917, but lost the same night. On 15 September 1917 a trench raid was carried out by british forces in the area.[5]
It then remained in German hands until it was retaken by the Canadian Corps on 27 August 1918.It was in the retaking of Chérisy that MajorGeorges Philias Vanier, the future GOC of theRoyal 22e Régiment andGovernor General of Canada (1959–1967) was wounded, as a result of which his leg was amputated. In addition to Vanier, GOC of the26th Battalion, Lt-Col. A. E. G. McKenzie was killed during action on 28 August 1918.
Quebec Cemetery, Chérisy.
Many of those buried there are men of the 22nd and 24th Battalions Canadian Infantry (both fromQuebec), were killed between 26 August and 28 September 1918. Quebec Cemetery contains 195 First World War burials, 12 of them unidentified.English émigré to Canada, Private Alfred S. Loose was killed on 28 September 1918, aged 25 years.The cemetery was designed by G. H. Goldsmith.
Sun Quarry Cemetery
Located approx. 1 kilometer southeast of Cherisy and contains 191 First World War burials. Many of the casualties of the August–September 1918 fighting that took place in the area. The cemetery contains many men of the 26th Battalion Canadian Infantry (fromNew Brunswick). The cemetery was also designed by G. H. Goldsmith.
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