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Carency (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃si]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Carency
Commune
The church of Carency
Location of Carency
Carency
Carency
Coordinates: 50°22′45″N 2°42′18″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonBully-les-Mines
IntercommunalityCA Lens-Liévin
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Justin Clairet[1]
Area
1
8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
780
  Density91/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62213 /62144
Elevation79–152 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.

Geography


A farming village located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras on the D58 road. Carency is also the name of the brook which constitutes the course upstream of the Deûle river and which flows through the village.


Population


Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]

Places of interest


Carency was heavily damaged during World War I. This image shows it after it was recaptured by French troops.
Carency was heavily damaged during World War I. This image shows it after it was recaptured by French troops.

Notable people


François Faber, winner of the 1909 Tour de France, died here fighting in the Second Battle of Artois, on 9 May 1915, during World War I.


See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE





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