Farbus
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Farbus | |
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The town hall of Farbus | |
Coordinates: 50°21′28″N 2°49′30″E / 50.3578°N 2.825°ECoordinates: 50°21′28″N 2°49′30″E / 50.3578°N 2.825°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Arras-2 |
Intercommunality | Communauté urbaine d'Arras |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Canler[1] |
Area 1 | 3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | 590 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62324 /62580 |
Elevation | 61–139 m (200–456 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Farbus is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3] It is located 7 kilometres from the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge (part of the Battle of Arras) and the missing First World War Canadian soldiers with no known grave; the Memorial is also the site of two Canadian cemeteries.[4]
Geography[edit]
A farming village situated 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Arras, at the junction of the D50 and D51 roads.
Population[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 430 | — |
1975 | 473 | +1.37% |
1982 | 460 | −0.40% |
1990 | 529 | +1.76% |
1999 | 532 | +0.06% |
2007 | 540 | +0.19% |
2012 | 537 | −0.11% |
2017 | 557 | +0.73% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
Places of interest[edit]
- The church of St. Ranulphe, rebuilt after World War I
- The nearby Canadian National Vimy Memorial
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Canadian National Vimy Memorial, France". The Great War UK. The Great War UK. 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
The ridge runs in a direction from Givenchy-en-Gohelle in the north-west to Farbus in the south-east.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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