Corbehem

Corbehem
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Brebières
Community association	Osartis Marquion
Coordinates	50 ° 20 ′  N , 3 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 20 ′  N , 3 ° 4 ′  E
height	28-36 m
surface	2.6 km 2
Residents	2,366 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	910 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	62112
INSEE code	62240
Website	http://www.corbehem.fr/
Corbehem Town Hall

Corbehem ( Flemish : Corbeham ) is a French municipality with 2366 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 Brebières (until 2015: canton of Vitry-en-Artois ).

geography

Corbehem lies on the canalised Scarpe . The Canal de la Sensée forms the northeastern municipal boundary. Corbehem is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Lambres-lez-Douai in the north, Courchelettes in the east and northeast, Férin in the southeast, Gouy-sous-Bellonne in the south and Brebières in the west.

The Corbehem station is on the Paris – Lille line .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
Residents	1,870	2,094	2,611	2,368	2,346	2,318	2.224	2,298

Attractions

• Notre-Dame church, rebuilt after 1918
• Water tower
• British military cemetery

Notre-Dame church

folklore

The giant figure Jean de Corbehem , recognizable as a knight in armor with a shield, is part of local folklore.

Web links

Commons : Corbehem  - collection of images, videos and audio files