Farbus
Appearance
Farbus | |
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Coordinates: 50°21′28″N 2°49′30″E / 50.3578°N 2.825°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Arras-2 |
Intercommunality | Communauté urbaine d'Arras |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-François Dépret |
Area 1 | 3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 617 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62324 /62580 |
Elevation | 61–139 m (200–456 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Farbus is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is located 7 kilometres from the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge (part of the Battle of Arras) and the missing First World War Canadian soldiers with no known grave; the Memorial is also the site of two Canadian cemeteries.[2]
Geography
A farming village situated 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Arras, at the junction of the D50 and D51 roads.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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Population | 436 | 430 | 473 | 460 | 529 | 532 |
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. Ranulphe, rebuilt after World War I
- The nearby Canadian National Vimy Memorial
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Canadian National Vimy Memorial, France". The Great War UK. The Great War UK. 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
The ridge runs in a direction from Givenchy-en-Gohelle in the north-west to Farbus in the south-east.
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