Farbus

Farbus
Coat of arms
Farbus
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Farbus
Coordinates: 50°21′28″N 2°49′30″E / 50.3578°N 2.825°ECoordinates: 50°21′28″N 2°49′30″E / 50.3578°N 2.825°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Vimy
Intercommunality	Communauté urbaine d'Arras
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-François Dépret
Area^1	3.49 km^2 (1.35 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	532
• Density	150/km^2 (390/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62324 / 62580
Elevation	61–139 m (200–456 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 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.

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

Geography

A farming village situated 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Arras, at the junction of the D50 and D51 roads.

Population

Historical population of Farbus

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	436	430	473	460	529	532
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. Ranulphe, rebuilt after World War I.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Farbus on the Quid website (French)