Simencourt
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Beaumetz-lès-Loges |
| Intercommunality | Vertes vallées |
| Mayor | Donat Tabary (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 91–140 m (299–460 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 557 (2006) |
| - Density | 110 /km2 (280 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62796/ 62123 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 50°15′32″N 2°38′38″E / 50.2589°N 2.6439°E
Simencourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography [edit]
Simencourt lies 7 miles (11.3 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D7 and D67 roads.
Population [edit]
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 349 | 360 | 361 | 413 | 523 | 534 | 557 |
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Places of interest [edit]
- An eighteenth-century manor house.
- The church of St.Médard, dating from the sixteenth century.
- Scene of fighting in 1918 by 9th Battalion (North Irish Horse) Royal Irish Fusiliers.
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References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Simencourt on the Quid website (French)
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