Ytres

Ytres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Ytres
Commune
The monument to the dead of Ytres
Location of Ytres
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Coordinates: 50°03′56″N 2°59′37″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Henri Bassez
Area ^1	4.26 km^2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	435
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62909 /62124
Elevation	94–133 m (308–436 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Ytres is a farming village located 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D7, D19 and D18E roads. It was completely rebuilt after being destroyed during World War I. The A2 autoroute passes by on the north of the commune. The Canal du Nord, built between 1911 and 1914, passes by to the south.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	413	—
2007	417	+1.0%
2008	421	+1.0%
2009	433	+2.9%
2010	436	+0.7%
2011	436	+0.0%
2012	437	+0.2%
2013	437	+0.0%
2014	435	−0.5%
2015	435	+0.0%
2016	435	+0.0%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round [2]

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
	2017	Marine Le Pen	FN	69.74
	2012	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	55.32
	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	55.88
	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	69.96

Places of interest

• The church of St. Pierre dating from the twentieth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/