Saint-Laurent-Blangy

Saint-Laurent-Blangy
Commune
A road within Saint-Laurent-Blangy

Coat of arms
Saint-Laurent-Blangy
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Saint-Laurent-Blangy
Coordinates: 50°18′11″N 2°48′13″E / 50.3031°N 2.8036°E / 50.3031; 2.8036Coordinates: 50°18′11″N 2°48′13″E / 50.3031°N 2.8036°E / 50.3031; 2.8036
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Arras-2
Intercommunality communauté urbaine d'Arras
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Jean-Pierre Deleury
Area1 9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 5,619
 • Density 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62753 /62223
Elevation 50–103 m (164–338 ft)
(avg. 93 m or 305 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.

Saint-Laurent-Blangy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Saint-Laurent-Blangy is a light industrial suburb and river port on the northeast side of Arras, at the junction of the N50, D42 and D919 roads.

History

Joan of Arc was imprisoned here at the chateau, after her capture at Compiègne.
The town was completely destroyed during the First World War.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
3650375252276100535855785619
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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