Simencourt

Simencourt
Commune
The main road of Simencourt
Coat of arms
Location of Simencourt
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Coordinates: 50°15′32″N 2°38′38″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Donat Tabary
Area 1	5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	564
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62796 /62123
Elevation	91–140 m (299–459 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Simencourt lies 7 miles (11.3 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D7 and D67 roads.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
349	360	361	413	523	534	557
Census count starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• 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.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file