Rouvroy, Pas-de-Calais
Appearance
Rouvroy | |
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![]() The town hall of Rouvroy | |
Coordinates: 50°23′39″N 2°54′16″E / 50.3942°N 2.9044°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Lens |
Canton | Harnes |
Intercommunality | CA Hénin-Carvin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Valérie Cuvillier[1] |
Area 1 | 6.42 km2 (2.48 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 8,797 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62724 /62320 |
Elevation | 36–57 m (118–187 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Rouvroy (French pronunciation: [ʁuvʁwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Rouvroy is a farming and light industrial town, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Lens, at the junction of the D40 and the D46 roads.
Population
[edit]The inhabitants are called Rouvroysiens.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 9,780 | — |
1975 | 9,262 | −0.77% |
1982 | 9,608 | +0.53% |
1990 | 9,208 | −0.53% |
1999 | 9,077 | −0.16% |
2007 | 8,905 | −0.24% |
2012 | 8,617 | −0.66% |
2017 | 8,738 | +0.28% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
[edit]- The modern church of Saint-Géry-et-Saint-Louis, built to replace the original that was destroyed, along with most of the commune, during World War I.
Nearest communes
[edit]- Méricourt, west
- Billy-Montigny, north
- Hénin-Beaumont, northeast
- Drocourt, east
- Bois-Bernard, southeast
- Acheville, southwest
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "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 Rouvroy (Pas-de-Calais).
- Official town website (in French)
- Website of the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin (in French)