Saint-Laurent-Blangy
Saint-Laurent-Blangy | |
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 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 / 50.3031°N 2.8036°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Arras-2 |
| Intercommunality | CU d'Arras |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Desfachelle[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 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 (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ blɑ̃ʒi]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,752 | — |
| 1975 | 5,227 | +4.85% |
| 1982 | 6,100 | +2.23% |
| 1990 | 5,358 | −1.61% |
| 1999 | 5,578 | +0.45% |
| 2007 | 5,531 | −0.11% |
| 2012 | 6,450 | +3.12% |
| 2017 | 6,606 | +0.48% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St. Laurent, rebuilt in 1982.
- The château of Immercourt
- The feudal motte.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
See also
[edit]Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Laurent-Blangy.
- Official website of Saint Laurent Blangy (in French)
- Bailleul Road East CWGC cemetery
- Bailleul Road West CWGC cemetery
- The CWGC communal cemetery
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