Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude

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Coordinates: 50°12′09″N 2°45′21″E / 50.2025, 2.75583333333

Commune of Boiry-Saint-Rictrude
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Beaumetz-lès-Loges
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes des Vertes vallées
Mayor	David Dantigny (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	79 m–116 m (avg. 94 m)
Land area¹	5,81 km²
Population² (1999)	411
- Density	70/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62147/ 62175
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.

Boiry-Saint-Rictrude is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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

[edit] Geography

A farming village located 7 miles (11km) south of Arras on the D919 road.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
410	443	475	516	469	411
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Rictrude, rebuilt after the destruction of the village during World War I.
• The sugar beet factory, one of the largest in France.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Boiry-Saint-Rictrude on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 8th 2008.