Rœux

Rœux
Commune
A general view of Rœux
Coat of arms
Location of Rœux
Rœux Rœux
Coordinates: 50°17′40″N 2°53′50″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Brebières
Intercommunality	CU Arras
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Arnold Normand
Area 1	4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,390
• Density	290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62718 /62118
Elevation	43–71 m (141–233 ft) (avg. 59 m or 194 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Rœux lies on the banks of the Scarpe river about 6 miles (10 km) east of Arras at the junction of the D33, D42 and D46 roads. The junction of the A1 and A26 autoroutes is 1/2 mile north of the commune.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2004	2009	2014	2017
847	917	991	1057	1454	1458	1410	1399	1485	1446
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St. Hilaire, rebuilt along with much of the village after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC military cemetery
• The CWGC communal cemetery