Rouvroy (Pas-de-Calais)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Lens | |
| Canton | Urine | |
| Community association | Henin-Carvin | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 24 ' N , 2 ° 54' E | |
| height | 36-57 m | |
| surface | 6.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,738 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,361 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62320 | |
| INSEE code | 62724 | |
| Website | www.ville-rouvroy62.fr/ | |
 Rouvroy Town Hall |
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Rouvroy is a French commune with 8,738 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pas-de-Calais department of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Lens and the Canton of Harnes . The inhabitants are called Rouvroysiens .
geography
Rouvroy is about 10 kilometers southeast of Lens . It is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Billy-Montigny in the north, Hénin-Beaumont in the northeast, Drocourt in the east, Bois-Bernard in the south, Acheville in the southwest and Méricourt in the west.
history
The name of the community is said to come from the French name of the sessile oak ( chêne rouvre ).
As the coat of arms of the municipality shows, mining was dominant in the municipality for a long time.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 9,653 | 9,780 | 9,262 | 9,608 | 9,208 | 9,077 | 8,925 | 8,697 |
Attractions
- Church of Saint-Louis de la cité Nouméa des mines de Drocourt, built 1928–1930, Monument historique since 2009 and part of the world heritage of the northern French coal basin since 2012
- French and Polish presbyteries
- Daughters School
Town twinning
- Libiąż , Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Personalities
- René Gâteaux (1889–1914), mathematician
- Jean Gaudin (1879–1954), glass painter
Web links
Commons : Rouvroy - collection of images, videos and audio files
