Rœux

Roeux
Roeux
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Roeux
Coordinates: 50°17′40″N 2°53′50″E / 50.2944°N 2.8972°E / 50.2944; 2.8972Coordinates: 50°17′40″N 2°53′50″E / 50.2944°N 2.8972°E / 50.2944; 2.8972
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Vitry-en-Artois
Intercommunality	Osartis
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Arnold Normand
Area
• Land1	4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Population2	1,397
• Population2 Density	290/km2 (740/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62718 / 62118
Elevation	43–71 m (141–233 ft) (avg. 59 m or 194 ft)
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.

Rœux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Rœux lies on the banks of the Scarpe river about 6 miles (10 km) east of Arras at the junction of the D33, D42 and D46 roads. The junction of the A1 and A26 autoroutes is 1/2 mile north of the commune.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Hilaire, rebuilt along with much of the village after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC military cemetery
• The CWGC communal cemetery
• Roeux on the Quid website (French)