Étrun

Étrun
Coat of arms
Étrun
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Étrun
Coordinates: 50°18′54″N 2°42′07″E / 50.315°N 2.7019°ECoordinates: 50°18′54″N 2°42′07″E / 50.315°N 2.7019°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Dainville
Intercommunality	Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Mathissart
Area^1	2.22 km^2 (0.86 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	326
• Density	150/km^2 (380/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62320 / 62161
Elevation	58–107 m (190–351 ft) (avg. 153 m or 502 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.

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

Geography

A farming village situated 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the N39 and the D55 roads. The river Gy flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population of Étrun

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	378	414	367	302	336	326
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The Duisans British Cemetery, a WW-I Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• The remnants of an old chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC cemetery at Étrun
• Étrun on the Quid website (French)