Saint-Laurent-Blangy

Saint-Laurent-Blangy
Commune
A road within Saint-Laurent-Blangy
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Laurent-Blangy
Saint-Laurent-Blangy Saint-Laurent-Blangy
Coordinates: 50°18′11″N 2°48′13″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-2
Intercommunality	communauté urbaine d'Arras
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Pierre Deleury
Area 1	9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	6,507
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62753 /62223
Elevation	50–103 m (164–338 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Laurent-Blangy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Saint-Laurent-Blangy is a light industrial suburb and river port on the northeast side of Arras, at the junction of the N50, D42 and D919 roads.

History

Joan of Arc was imprisoned here at the chateau, after her capture at Compiègne.
The town was completely destroyed during the First World War.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
3650	3752	5227	6100	5358	5578	5619
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St. Laurent, rebuilt in 1982.
• The château of Immercourt
• The feudal motte.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official website of Saint Laurent Blangy (in French)
• Bailleul Road East CWGC cemetery
• Bailleul Road West CWGC cemetery
• The CWGC communal cemetery