Rouvroy, Pas-de-Calais

Rouvroy
Rouvroy
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Rouvroy
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Rouvroy
Intercommunality	communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
Mayor	Jean Haja (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	36–57 m (118–187 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft)
Land area1	6.42 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population2	8,973  (2006)
- Density	1,398 /km2 (3,620 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62724/ 62320
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Rouvroy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Rouvroy is a farming and light industrial town, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Lens, at the junction of the D40 and the D46 roads.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
9653	9780	9262	9608	9208	9077	8973
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The modern church of Saint-Géry-et-Saint-Louis, built to replace the original that was destroyed, along with most of the commune, during World War I.

Nearest communes

• Méricourt, west
• Billy-Montigny, north
• Hénin-Beaumont, northeast
• Drocourt, east
• Bois-Bernard, southeast
• Acheville, southwest

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official town website (French)
• Website of the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens-Liévin (French)
• Rouvroy on the Quid website (French)