Beaurains
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Arras-3 | |
| Community association | Arras | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 16 ' N , 2 ° 47' E | |
| height | 70-99 m | |
| surface | 5.99 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,662 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 945 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62217 | |
| INSEE code | 62099 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-beaurains.fr/ | |
 Saint Martin Church |
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Beaurains is a French municipality with 5662 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Arras and the canton of Arras-3 .
geography
Beaurains is a banlieue in the south of Arras . Beaurains is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Tilloy-lès-Mofflaines in the northeast, Neuville-Vitasse in the southeast, Mercatel in the south, Agny in the west and Achicourt in the northwest.
The Route nationale 17 runs through the municipality .
history
The first church building at this location can be traced back to 674. In the infirmary was Jean Bodel treated during the 12th century.
The Beaurains treasure was discovered in December 1922: it was a hoard with ceramic goods, silver candelabra, coins, jewelry and other jewelery from the 3rd century. The treasure is partially lost, but most of it is on display in the British Museum in London and the Museum of Arras.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 1,649 | 2.012 | 3,982 | 3,922 | 4,379 | 4,708 | 5,003 | 5,053 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin Church, built in 1924
- Saint-Curé d'Ars church, built in the 1960s
- Ruins of the old castle
- WWI military cemeteries
Personalities
- Jules Catoire (1899–1988), politician, Minister for Veterans Affairs and War Victims Affairs (1948)
- Jean-Louis Cottigny (* 1950), politician, formerly mayor of Beaurains
