Saint-Laurent-Blangy (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ blɑ̃ʒi]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
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Coordinates: 50°18′11″N 2°48′13″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Arras-2 |
Intercommunality | CU d'Arras |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Desfachelle[1] |
Area 1 | 9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
Population | 6,542 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. |
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.
Joan of Arc was imprisoned here at the chateau, after her capture at Compiègne.
The town was completely destroyed during the First World War.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,752 | — |
1975 | 5,227 | +4.85% |
1982 | 6,100 | +2.23% |
1990 | 5,358 | −1.61% |
1999 | 5,578 | +0.45% |
2007 | 5,531 | −0.11% |
2012 | 6,450 | +3.12% |
2017 | 6,606 | +0.48% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
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