Saint-Nicolas, Pas-de-Calais
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Saint-Nicolas
Sint-Niklaas | |
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 The monument to the dead of Saint-Nicolas | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Nicolas  | |
  Saint-Nicolas  Saint-Nicolas | |
| Coordinates: 50°18′11″N 2°46′41″E / 50.3031°N 2.7781°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Arras-2 |
| Intercommunality | CU d'Arras |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Cayet[1] |
Area 1 | 3.19 km2 (1.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,603 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62764 /62223 |
| Elevation | 52–102 m (171–335 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Nicolas (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla]; West Flemish: Sint-Niklaas) or Saint-Nicolas-lez-Arras ([sɛ̃ nikɔla lɛ.z‿aʁas], literally Saint-Nicolas near Arras) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France,[3] a suburb of Arras on the banks of the Scarpe river, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the centre of Arras.
Lipperode, a part of Lippstadt, in Germany is the twin town of St-Nicolas-lez-Arraz.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,402 | — |
| 1975 | 4,072 | +7.83% |
| 1982 | 6,224 | +6.25% |
| 1990 | 6,121 | −0.21% |
| 1999 | 5,659 | −0.87% |
| 2007 | 5,059 | −1.39% |
| 2012 | 4,660 | −1.63% |
| 2017 | 4,738 | +0.33% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Notable people
[edit]- Jean Bodel, poet
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Nicolas (Pas-de-Calais).
- Official website of Saint Nicolas Lez Arras (in French)
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