Carency | ||
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Coordinates: 50°22′45″N 2°42′18″E / 50.3792°N 2.705°ECoordinates: 50°22′45″N 2°42′18″E / 50.3792°N 2.705°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Arras | |
Canton | Vimy | |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Lens-Liévin | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Justin Clairet | |
Area1 | 8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi) | |
Population (2004)2 | 700 | |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62213 / 62144 | |
Elevation | 79–152 m (259–499 ft) (avg. 111 m or 364 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Carency is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography[edit]
A farming village located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras on the D58 road. Carency is also the name of the brook which constitutes the course upstream of the Deûle river and which flows through the village.
Population[edit]
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 |
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Population | 491 | 507 | 525 | 552 | 711 | 673 | 700 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Places of interest[edit]
- The church of St Aignan, rebuilt, along with most of the village, after the destruction of World War I.
- Vestiges of a 13th-century castle.
Notable people[edit]
François Faber, winner of the 1909 Tour de France, died here fighting in the Second Battle of Artois, on 9 May 1915, during World War I.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Carency on the Quid website (French)
- Communaupole of Lens-Liévin website (French)