Croisilles, Pas-de-Calais

Croisilles
Commune
The church of Croisilles
Coat of arms
Croisilles
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Croisilles
Coordinates: 50°12′01″N 2°52′51″E / 50.2003°N 2.8808°E / 50.2003; 2.8808Coordinates: 50°12′01″N 2°52′51″E / 50.2003°N 2.8808°E / 50.2003; 2.8808
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Sud Arrageois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Dué
Area1	11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,347
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62259 /62128
Elevation	64–114 m (210–374 ft) (avg. 79 m or 259 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Croisilles is a village and commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of the Hauts-de-France region of France.

A small farming village located 8 miles (13 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D5 and D9 roads. Many of the residents commute to work in Arras or the town of Bapaume to the south.

The village is bypassed to the north and east by the LGV Nord high speed line and the A1 Autoroute. The junction with the Angy branch of the LGV Nord, in the direction of Arras, is located to the north of Croisilles.

In addition to its church, the village has two bars, a supermarket (including petrol station), a pharmacy, a post office and a small DIY store, which is operated by the local farmers' co-operative. There is also a village stadium (including indoor sports hall), an ecole maternale (kindergarten) and an ecole primaire (primary school), which is attached to the mairie (town hall).