Sains-lès-Marquion

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Sains-lès-Marquion
Sains-lès-Marquion
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Sains-lès-Marquion
Coordinates: 50°11′41″N 3°04′25″E / 50.1947°N 3.0736°E / 50.1947; 3.0736Coordinates: 50°11′41″N 3°04′25″E / 50.1947°N 3.0736°E / 50.1947; 3.0736
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Marquion
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Guy De Saint-Aubert
Area
• Land¹	6.26 km² (2.42 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Population²	333
• Population² Density	53/km² (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62739 / 62860
Elevation	46–88 m (151–289 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 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.

Sains-lès-Marquion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Sains-lès-Marquion lies about 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D15 and D16 roads.

Historical population of Sains-lès-Marquion
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	350	351	324	315	276	300	333
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

The church of St. Saturnine, rebuilt along with much of the village after World War I.
The war memorial.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

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