Saint-Floris

Saint-Floris
Saint-Floris
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Saint-Floris
Coordinates: 50°37′40″N 2°34′14″E / 50.6278°N 2.5706°ECoordinates: 50°37′40″N 2°34′14″E / 50.6278°N 2.5706°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Artois-Lys
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Guy Bouvart
Area^1	4.05 km^2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	442
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62747 / 62350
Elevation	14–18 m (46–59 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 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.

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

Geography

Saint-Floris is a small farming village situated some 9 miles (14.5 km) north of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 km) west of Lille, on the D186 road. The canalized river Lys flows through the commune, forming part of the border with the department of Nord.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
301	313	326	353	416	413	442
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St.Florent, rebuilt, along with much of the village, after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Unofficial website of the village (French)
• The CWGC graves in the churchyard
• Saint-Floris on the Quid website (French)