Camblain-Châtelain

Camblain-Châtelain
Commune
The church of Camblain-Châtelain
Coat of arms
Location of Camblain-Châtelain
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Coordinates: 50°28′58″N 2°27′50″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Auchel
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2014-...)	Lelio Pedrini
Area 1	10.04 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,770
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62197 /62470
Elevation	51–177 m (167–581 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Camblain-Châtelain is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Camblain-Châtelain is a farming and light industrial village some 7 miles (11.3 km) southwest of Béthune and 33 miles (53.1 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D341 and the D70 roads, by the banks of the Clarence River.

Population

Historical population of Camblain-Châtelain

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	1904	1956	1880	1710	1629	1581
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, dating from the fifteenth century.
• Ruins of an 11th-century castle.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file