Saint-Nicolas (Pas-de-Calais)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Arras-2 | |
| Community association | Arras | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 18 ' N , 2 ° 47' E | |
| height | 52-102 m | |
| surface | 3.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,738 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,485 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62223 | |
| INSEE code | 62764 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-saintnicolas.fr/ | |
 Memorial to the Dead of War |
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Saint-Nicolas : (also Saint-Nicolas-lez-Arras , Flemish : Sint Niklaes or Sint Niklaas is a) French commune in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality with 4738 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) belongs to the Arrondissement of Arras and is part of the canton of Arras-2 . The inhabitants are called Médiolanais .
geography
Saint-Nicolas is located in the historic province of Artois on the canalised Scarpe . Saint-Nicolas is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Roclincourt in the north, Saint-Laurent-Blangy in the east, Arras in the south, and Saint-Catherine-lès-Arras in the west.
The Route nationale 17 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 1.936 | 2,402 | 4,072 | 6.224 | 6.121 | 5,659 | 5.134 | 4,751 |
Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas church
- Memorial to the Dead of War
- Remains of the old castle
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the Lipperode district of the German city of Lippstadt in North Rhine-Westphalia.
