Saint-Venant

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Saint-Venant
Papingem
Commune
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Coordinates: 50°37′24″N2°32′43″E / 50.6232°N 2.5453°E / 50.6232; 2.5453 Coordinates: 50°37′24″N2°32′43″E / 50.6232°N 2.5453°E / 50.6232; 2.5453
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Lillers
Intercommunality CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) André Flajolet [1]
Area
1
14.24 km2 (5.50 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019) [2]
3,062
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62770 /62350
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Venant (West Flemish : Papingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department (administrative division) in the Hauts-de-France region of France. [3]

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Geography

Saint-Venant is situated some 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Béthune and 26 miles (42 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D186 and D916 roads and by the banks of the Lys.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19684,328—    
19753,988−1.16%
19824,127+0.49%
19903,887−0.75%
19993,206−2.12%
20073,274+0.26%
20122,996−1.76%
20173,027+0.21%
Source: INSEE [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ↑ Michael Glover & Jonathan Riley, 'That Astonishing Infantry': The History of The Royal Welch Fusiliers 1689-2006, p299
  6. ↑ Comite des Parcs et Jardins de France website/ Accessed 15 September 2014


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