Rouvroy, Pas-de-Calais

Rouvroy
Coat of arms
Rouvroy
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Rouvroy
Coordinates: 50°23′39″N 2°54′16″E / 50.3942°N 2.9044°E / 50.3942; 2.9044Coordinates: 50°23′39″N 2°54′16″E / 50.3942°N 2.9044°E / 50.3942; 2.9044
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Rouvroy
Intercommunality	communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Haja
Area1	6.42 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	8,973
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62724 / 62320
Elevation	36–57 m (118–187 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Rouvroy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Rouvroy is a farming and light industrial town, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Lens, at the junction of the D40 and the D46 roads.

Population

The inhabitants are called Rouvroysiens.

Places of interest

• The modern church of Saint-Géry-et-Saint-Louis, built to replace the original that was destroyed, along with most of the commune, during World War I.

Nearest communes

• Méricourt, west
• Billy-Montigny, north
• Hénin-Beaumont, northeast
• Drocourt, east
• Bois-Bernard, southeast
• Acheville, southwest

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rouvroy (Pas-de-Calais).

• Official town website (French)
• Website of the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens-Liévin (French)
• Rouvroy on the Quid website (French)