Sainte-Catherine, Pas-de-Calais facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Sainte-Catherine
|
||
|---|---|---|
_-_Route_de_Lens_et_place_de_la_R%C3%A9publique.JPG)
A view within Sainte-Catherine
|
||
|
||
 Sainte-Catherine
Location in France
Sainte-Catherine
Location in Hauts-de-France
|
||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Arras-1 | |
| Intercommunality | CU d'Arras | |
| Area
1
|
4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | |
| Population
(2021)
|
3,594 | |
| • Density | 817/km2 (2,116/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code |
62744 /62223
|
|
| Elevation | 53–105 m (174–344 ft) (avg. 57 m or 187 ft) |
|
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
Sainte-Catherine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t katʁin]; also unofficially: Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras, [sɛ̃t katʁin lez‿aʁas], literally Sainte-Catherine near Arras; Picard: Sainte-Cat'leine-lès-Aro) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Sainte-Catherine is a large suburb, just 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the centre of Arras, at the junction of the D264 and D63 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1968 | 2,105 | — |
| 1975 | 2,438 | +2.12% |
| 1982 | 3,203 | +3.98% |
| 1990 | 3,132 | −0.28% |
| 1999 | 3,017 | −0.41% |
| 2007 | 3,402 | +1.51% |
| 2012 | 3,401 | −0.01% |
| 2017 | 3,511 | +0.64% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Notable people
- Mathieu Assou-Ekotto (born 1978), former footballer
- Nando de Colo (born 1987), basketball player
Places of interest
- The church of St.Catherine, rebuilt, along with much of the commune, after World War I.
See also
In Spanish: Sainte-Catherine (Paso de Calais) para niños
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Sainte-Catherine, Pas-de-Calais Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.