Simencourt
| 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 | |
| Area1 | 5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 557 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62796 / 62123 | |
| Elevation |
91–140 m (299–459 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft) | |
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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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Simencourt. |
- Simencourt on the Quid website (French)