Camblain-Châtelain

Camblain-Châtelain
Commune
The church of Camblain-Châtelain

Coat of arms
Camblain-Châtelain
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Camblain-Châtelain
Coordinates: 50°28′58″N 2°27′50″E / 50.4828°N 2.4639°E / 50.4828; 2.4639Coordinates: 50°28′58″N 2°27′50″E / 50.4828°N 2.4639°E / 50.4828; 2.4639
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Auchel
Intercommunality CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2014-...) Lelio Pedrini
Area1 10.04 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,581
 • Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62197 /62470
Elevation 51–177 m (167–581 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 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.

Camblain-Châtelain is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Camblain-Châtelain is a farming and light industrial village some 7 miles (11.3 km) southwest of Béthune and 33 miles (53.1 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D341 and the D70 roads, by the banks of the Clarence River.

Population

Historical population of Camblain-Châtelain
Year196219681975198219901999
Population190419561880171016291581
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Vaast, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • Ruins of an 11th-century castle.

See also

References


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