Carency
Carency | |
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 The church of Carency | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Carency  | |
  Carency  Carency | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′45″N 2°42′18″E / 50.3792°N 2.705°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Bully-les-Mines |
| Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Justin Clairet[1] |
Area 1 | 8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 801 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62213 /62144 |
| Elevation | 79–152 m (259–499 ft) (avg. 111 m or 364 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Carency (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃si]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3] 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras. Carency is also the name of the brook upstream of the Deûle river which flows through the village.[citation needed]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 507 | — |
| 1975 | 525 | +0.50% |
| 1982 | 552 | +0.72% |
| 1990 | 711 | +3.21% |
| 1999 | 668 | −0.69% |
| 2007 | 713 | +0.82% |
| 2012 | 712 | −0.03% |
| 2017 | 750 | +1.05% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Notable people
[edit]- François Faber, bicyclist, died there in the Second Battle of Artois in World War I.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carency.
- Communaupole of Lens-Liévin website (in French)
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