Saint-Venant
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For the French mathematician and mechanician, see Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant.
Saint-Venant | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Saint-Venant | |
Coordinates: 50°37′24″N 2°32′43″E / 50.6232°N 2.5453°ECoordinates: 50°37′24″N 2°32′43″E / 50.6232°N 2.5453°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Lillers |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Artois-Lys |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | André Flajolet |
Area | |
• Land1 | 14.24 km2 (5.50 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 3,367 |
• Population2 Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62770 / 62350 |
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. |
Saint-Venant is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Saint-Venant is situated some 9 miles (14.5 km) northwest of Béthune and 26 miles (41.8 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D186 and D916 roads and by the banks of the Lys River.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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4029 | 4328 | 3988 | 4127 | 3887 | 3208 | 3367 |
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates |
Places of interest
- The church of St. Venant, rebuilt along with much of the village, after the First World War.
- The Hotel de Ville (Town Hall), dating from the eighteenth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- A war memorial.
See also
References
External links
- The CWGC graves in the churchyard
- The CWGC British cemetery
- Saint-Venant on the Quid website (French)
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