Biache-Saint-Vaast

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Biache-Saint-Vaast
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Biache-Saint-Vaast
Coordinates: 50°18′45″N2°56′42″E / 50.3125°N 2.945°E / 50.3125; 2.945 Coordinates: 50°18′45″N2°56′42″E / 50.3125°N 2.945°E / 50.3125; 2.945
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Brebières
Intercommunality CC Osartis Marquion
Government
 • Mayor (2020-2026) Hervé Naglik
Area
1
9.29 km2 (3.59 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019) [1]
4,305
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62128 /62118
Elevation42–70 m (138–230 ft)
(avg. 56 m or 184 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Biache-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. [2]

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Geography

A small farming and light industrial town located 8 miles (13 km) east of Arras, on the banks of the Scarpe river, at the junction of the D42, D43 and D46 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by just yards from the commune. Biache-Saint-Vaast station has rail connections to Arras and Douai.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,860—    
1975 4,224+1.30%
1982 4,032−0.66%
1990 3,981−0.16%
1999 3,923−0.16%
2007 3,872−0.16%
2012 3,985+0.58%
2017 4,083+0.49%
20194,305+2.68%
Source: INSEE [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. ↑ INSEE commune file
  3. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE



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