Saint-Nicolas, Pas-de-Calais

Saint-Nicolas
Saint-Nicolas
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Saint-Nicolas
Coordinates: 50°18′11″N 2°46′41″E / 50.3031°N 2.7781°ECoordinates: 50°18′11″N 2°46′41″E / 50.3031°N 2.7781°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-Nord
Intercommunality	Communauté urbaine d'Arras
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Annie Cardon
Area^1	3.19 km^2 (1.23 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	5,205
• Density	1,600/km^2 (4,200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62764 / 62223
Elevation	52–102 m (171–335 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 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-Nicolas or Saint-Nicolas-lez-Arras is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Saint-Nicolas is a large suburb of Arras, on the banks of the Scarpe river, just 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the centre of Arras, at the junction of the D41, D63 and N17 roads.

de:LipperodeLipperode, a part of Lippstadt, in Germany is the twin town of St-Nicolas-lez-Arraz.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
1936	2402	4072	6224	6121	5659	5205
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St.Nicholas, rebuilt, along with the rest of the commune, after World War I.
• Traces of an old castle.

Notable people

• Jean Bodel, poet

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official website of Saint Nicolas Lez Arras (French)
• Saint-Nicolas on the Quid website (French)