Barastre is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

[3] A farming village located 19 miles (30 km) southeast of Arras on the D20 road.

During World War I, the village was occupied by British troops in March 1917, before being lost a year later to the Germans.

The village was retaken on 5 September, following an advance by the 42nd British division (East Lancashire).

In the cemetery extension are the graves of 284 German soldiers, 46 French, 39 British, four New Zealanders and one Australian.