Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras

Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras
Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras
Coordinates: 50°18′28″N 2°45′50″E / 50.3078°N 2.7639°ECoordinates: 50°18′28″N 2°45′50″E / 50.3078°N 2.7639°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Dainville
Intercommunality	Communauté urbaine d'Arras
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	André Bouzigues
Area^1	4.4 km^2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	3,447
• Density	780/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62744 / 62223
Elevation	53–105 m (174–344 ft) (avg. 57 m or 187 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.

Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras is a large suburb, just 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the centre of Arras, at the junction of the D264 and D63 roads.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
1629	2105	2438	3203	3132	3017	3447
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Notable people

Mathieu Assou-Ekotto, former footballer

Places of interest

• The church of St.Catherine, rebuilt, along with much of the commune, after World War I.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official website of Sainte-Catherine (French)
• Sainte-Catherine on the Quid website (French)