Saint-Venant

Saint-Venant is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department (administrative division) in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

For the French mathematician and mechanician, see Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant.
Saint-Venant
Commune
A general view of Saint-Venant
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Venant
Saint-Venant
Saint-Venant
Coordinates: 50°37′24″N 2°32′43″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonLillers
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) André Flajolet
Area
1
14.24 km2 (5.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,027
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.

Geography

Saint-Venant is situated some 9 miles (14.5 km) northwest of Béthune and 26 miles (41.8 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D186 and D916 roads and by the banks of the Lys River.

Population
Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
4029432839884127388732083367
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest
  • The church of St. Venant, rebuilt along with much of the village after the First World War.
  • The Hotel de Ville (Town Hall), dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The civilian cemetery, incorporating a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery and the grave of Edward Gordon Williams.
  • The town's war memorial.
  • A memorial to the Royal Welch Fusiliers.[2]
  • Gardens of the Manoir de La Peylouse, incorporating an exhibition on First World War poetry.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Michael Glover & Jonathan Riley, 'That Astonishing Infantry': The History of The Royal Welch Fusiliers 1689-2006, p299
  3. Comite des Parcs et Jardins de France website/ Accessed 15 September 2014


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