Beaurains

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Coordinates: 50°15′50″N 2°47′22″E / 50.2638888889, 2.78944444444

Commune of Beaurains
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-Sud
Intercommunality	Communauté urbaine d'Arras
Mayor	Pierre Ansart (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	70 m–99 m (avg. 92 m)
Land area¹	5,99 km²
Population² (2007)	5021
- Density	785/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62099/ 62217
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Beaurains is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Population 4 Places of interest 5 See also 6 External links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

A suburban town located 3 miles (5km) south of Arras at the junction of the N17 with the D5 road.

[edit] History

The first church here was built in 674. In the 12th century, the parish council created an important leprosarium that treated Jean Bodel, a French poet.
On 21 December 1922, treasure was discovered dating from the Roman era. Known as the "Treasure of Beaurains." Much was squandered and the little that remains is now at Arras. The commune was all but destroyed during World War I.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2005	2007
1649	2012	3982	3922	4379	4708	4997	5021
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, rebuilt after 1918, along with the rest of the village.
• Vestiges of an old castle.
• Two World War I cemeteries.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Official website of Beaurains (French)
• The CWGC cemetery at Beaurains
• communal cemetery at Beaurains
• Beaurains on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 4th 2008.