Biache-Saint-Vaast

Biache-Saint-Vaast
Biache-Saint-Vaast
	Commune
	The town hall of Biache-Saint-Vaast
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Biache-Saint-Vaast Location within Hauts-de-France region Biache-Saint-Vaast
	Coordinates: 50°18′45″N 2°56′42″E / 50.3125°N 2.945°ECoordinates: 50°18′45″N 2°56′42″E / 50.3125°N 2.945°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Brebières
Intercommunality	CC Osartis Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Housau
Area1	9.29 km2 (3.59 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	3,886
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62128 /62118
Elevation	42–70 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	3,525	—
1968	3,860	+9.5%
1975	4,224	+9.4%
1982	4,032	−4.5%
1990	3,981	−1.3%
1999	3,923	−1.5%
2009	3,886	−0.9%

Sights

The church of St. Pierre, rebuilt, as was much of the town, after the ravages of World War I.
The war memorials.
An archaeological site of a stone age settlement of the Mousterian culture, with finds showing signs of the Levallois technique.

Personalities

Charles Delestraint, general and member of the French Resistance

References

INSEE commune file

External links

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