Saint-Laurent-Blangy
Appearance
Saint-Laurent-Blangy | |
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Coordinates: 50°18′11″N 2°48′13″E / 50.3031°N 2.8036°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Arras-2 |
Intercommunality | CU d'Arras |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Desfachelle[1] |
Area 1 | 9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 6,507 |
• Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62753 /62223 |
Elevation | 50–103 m (164–338 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Laurent-Blangy (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ blɑ̃ʒi]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Saint-Laurent-Blangy is a light industrial suburb and river port on the northeast side of Arras, at the junction of the N50, D42 and D919 roads.
History
[edit]Joan of Arc was imprisoned here at the chateau, after her capture at Compiègne.
The town was completely destroyed during the First World War.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,752 | — |
1975 | 5,227 | 4.85% |
1982 | 6,100 | 2.23% |
1990 | 5,358 | −1.61% |
1999 | 5,578 | 0.45% |
2007 | 5,531 | −0.11% |
2012 | 6,450 | 3.12% |
2017 | 6,606 | 0.48% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St. Laurent, rebuilt in 1982.
- The château of Immercourt
- The feudal motte.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
See also
[edit]Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Laurent-Blangy.
- Official website of Saint Laurent Blangy (in French)
- Bailleul Road East CWGC cemetery
- Bailleul Road West CWGC cemetery
- The CWGC communal cemetery