Rouvroy, Pas-de-Calais

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Rouvroy is a commune and the chief-town of a canton of northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département, arrondissement of Arras. It belongs to the community of agglomeration of Hénin - Carvin which gathers 14 communes, and has a population of 125,000 inhabitants.

[edit] Nearest communes

Méricourt, west
Billy-Montigny, north
Hénin-Beaumont, northeast
Drocourt, east
Bois-Bernard, southeast
Acheville, southwest

Population (1999): 9,119 inhabitants for the commune and 19,628 inhabitants for the canton. It is linked with département routes including D40 and D46 along with D46 E2.