Sainte-Catherine (Pas-de-Calais)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Arras-1 | |
| Community association | Arras | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 18 ′ N , 2 ° 46 ′ E | |
| height | 53-105 m | |
| surface | 4.40 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,511 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 798 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62223 | |
| INSEE code | 62744 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-sainte-catherine-62.fr | |
Sainte-Catherine is a French municipality with 3511 inhabitants (at 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 .
history
The historical name of the place was Demencourt (recorded as "Dominica curtis" in 752). In the 13th century, the name of the parish of Sainte-Catherine also became a place name. Historically, the place has belonged to the County of Artois since the Middle Ages and shared its eventful history. Since the Peace of the Pyrenees of 1659, the place has belonged permanently to France. With the law of December 22, 1789 on the administrative reorganization of France, the settlement came as the commune of Sainte-Catherine to the newly formed Pas-de-Calais department. During the First World War, the region was the scene of fierce fighting and costly material battles.
geography
The closest villages are Saint-Nicolas (approx. 1.1 km as the crow flies) and Anzin-Saint-Aubin (approx. 1.7 km), the canton capital Dainville is approx. 3.9 km and the arrondissement capital Arras approx , 8 km away.
Attractions
Worth seeing are the Croix de Demencourt (Way of the Cross) from the 15th century, the Église de Sainte-Catherine (Church of St. Catherine) with organ (1868 Gebrüder Stolz, renovated in 1968 by René Godefroy) and a malt house from 1868.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Residents | 1 629 | 2 105 | 2,438 | 3 203 | 3 132 | 3 017 | 3 355 |
