Sains-lès-Marquion

Sains-lès-Marquion
Sains-lès-Marquion
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Sains-lès-Marquion
Coordinates: 50°11′41″N 3°04′25″E / 50.1947°N 3.0736°ECoordinates: 50°11′41″N 3°04′25″E / 50.1947°N 3.0736°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Marquion
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Guy De Saint-Aubert
Area^1	6.26 km^2 (2.42 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	333
• Density	53/km^2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62739 / 62860
Elevation	46–88 m (151–289 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 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.

Sains-lès-Marquion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Sains-lès-Marquion lies about 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D15 and D16 roads.

Population

Historical population of Sains-lès-Marquion

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	350	351	324	315	276	300	333
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. Saturnine, rebuilt along with much of the village after World War I.
• The war memorial.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC military cemetery
• Quarry Wood CWGC cemetery
• Ontario CWGC cemetery
• Sains-lès-Marquion on the Quid website (French)