Pas-en-Artois
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Pas-en-Artois (French pronunciation: [pa ɑ̃.n‿aʁtwa], literally Pas in Artois; Picard: Pos-in-Artoé) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Pas-en-Artois | |
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Chateau | |
 Location of Pas-en-Artois | |
  Pas-en-Artois Location within France  Pas-en-Artois Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°09′20″N 2°29′24″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte |
| Intercommunality | CC Campagnes de l'Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud Douchet[1] |
Area 1 | 10.88 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 768 |
| • Density | 70.6/km2 (183/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62649 /62760 |
| Elevation | 80–158 m (262–518 ft) (avg. 98 m or 322 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Pas-en-Artois is situated 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D1, D6 and D25 roads, in the valley of the river Kilienne, a small tributary of the Authie.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 913 | — |
| 1975 | 959 | +0.70% |
| 1982 | 948 | −0.16% |
| 1990 | 925 | −0.31% |
| 1999 | 938 | +0.16% |
| 2007 | 810 | −1.82% |
| 2012 | 807 | −0.07% |
| 2017 | 762 | −1.14% |
| 2023 | 768 | +0.13% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.[5]
- The seventeenth-century chateau.
