Simencourt

Simencourt
Coat of arms
Simencourt
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Simencourt
Coordinates: 50°15′32″N 2°38′38″E / 50.2589°N 2.6439°ECoordinates: 50°15′32″N 2°38′38″E / 50.2589°N 2.6439°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Beaumetz-lès-Loges
Intercommunality	Vertes vallées
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Donat Tabary
Area^1	5.06 km^2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	557
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62796 / 62123
Elevation	91–140 m (299–459 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 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.

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

Geography

Simencourt lies 7 miles (11.3 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D7 and D67 roads.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
349	360	361	413	523	534	557
Census count starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• An eighteenth-century manor house.
• The church of St. Médard, dating from the sixteenth century.
• Scene of fighting in 1918 by 9th Battalion (North Irish Horse) Royal Irish Fusiliers.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Simencourt on the Quid website (French)