Saint-Nicolas, Pas-de-Calais

Saint-Nicolas Sint-Niklaas
Commune
The monument to the dead of Saint-Nicolas
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°18′11″N 2°46′41″E / 50.3031°N 2.7781°E / 50.3031; 2.7781Coordinates: 50°18′11″N 2°46′41″E / 50.3031°N 2.7781°E / 50.3031; 2.7781
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-2
Intercommunality	Communauté urbaine d'Arras
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Annie Cardon
Area 1	3.19 km2 (1.23 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	4,724
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Saint-Nicolas or Saint-Nicolas-lez-Arras (West Flemish: Sint-Niklaas) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France 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.

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

Population[]

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[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Nicolas (Pas-de-Calais).

• Official website of Saint Nicolas Lez Arras (in French)

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