Simencourt
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Simencourt | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Simencourt | |
Coordinates: 50°15′32″N 2°38′38″E / 50.2589°N 2.6439°ECoordinates: 50°15′32″N 2°38′38″E / 50.2589°N 2.6439°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Beaumetz-lès-Loges |
Intercommunality | Vertes vallées |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Donat Tabary |
Area | |
• Land1 | 5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 557 |
• Population2 Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62796 / 62123 |
Elevation |
91–140 m (299–459 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 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. |
Simencourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Simencourt lies 7 miles (11.3 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D7 and D67 roads.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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349 | 360 | 361 | 413 | 523 | 534 | 557 |
Census count starting in 1962: Population without duplicates |
Places of interest
- An eighteenth-century manor house.
- The church of St.Médard, dating from the sixteenth century.
- Scene of fighting in 1918 by 9th Battalion (North Irish Horse) Royal Irish Fusiliers.
See also
References
External links
- Simencourt on the Quid website (French)
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