Carency
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Lens | |
| Canton | Bully-les-Mines | |
| Community association | Lens-Liévin | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 23 ' N , 2 ° 42' E | |
| height | 79-152 m | |
| surface | 8.60 km 2 | |
| Residents | 750 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 87 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62144 | |
| INSEE code | 62213 | |
Carency is a French commune of 750 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Lens , the canton of Bully-les-Mines and the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens-Liévin .
history
The rule of Carency was given in the 14th century to a younger line of the House of Bourbon , who soon named themselves after her "Prince de Carency", princes of Carency .
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 |
| Residents | 404 | 475 | 515 | 419 | 437 | 491 | 491 | 507 | 525 | 552 | 711 | 673 | 700 |
Personalities
François Faber (1887–1915), winner of the 1909 Tour de France , was killed in the fighting for Carency on May 9, 1915 during the First World War .
Web links
Commons : Carency - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
