Roclincourt

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Roclincourt
Roclincourt coat of arms
Roclincourt (France)
Roclincourt
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Arras-1
Community association Arras
Coordinates 50 ° 20 '  N , 2 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 20 '  N , 2 ° 47'  E
height 68–111 m
surface 5.93 km 2
Residents 782 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 132 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 62223
INSEE code
Website http://www.roclincourt.fr/

Roclincourt Town Hall (Mairie)

Roclincourt is a French municipality with 782 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-1 (until 2015: Canton Dainville ). The inhabitants are called Roclincourtois .

geography

Roclincourt is about four kilometers north-northeast of the city center of Arras . Roclincourt is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Thélus in the north, Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult in the east and northeast, Saint-Laurent-Blangy in the east and southeast, Saint-Nicolas in the south, Sainte-Catherine in the southwest, Écurie in the west and Neuville-Saint- Vaast in the northwest.

Route nationale 17 runs along the western edge of the municipality . Arras-Roclincourt Airport is to the east.

history

Number of inhabitants
(source: Cassini and INSEE)
year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 388 494 652 633 721 748 780 777

Attractions

  • Saint-Brice church
  • Military cemeteries

Parish partnership

There is a partnership with the French community of Montesquiou in the Gers department.

Web links

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