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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Carency (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃si]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
A farming village located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras on the D58 road. Carency is also the name of the brook which constitutes the course upstream of the Deûle river and which flows through the village.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 507 | — |
1975 | 525 | +0.50% |
1982 | 552 | +0.72% |
1990 | 711 | +3.21% |
1999 | 668 | −0.69% |
2007 | 713 | +0.82% |
2012 | 712 | −0.03% |
2017 | 750 | +1.05% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
- The church of St Aignan, rebuilt, along with most of the village, after the destruction of World War I.
- Vestiges of a 13th-century castle.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Capture_of_Carency_aftermath_1915_1.jpg/300px-Capture_of_Carency_aftermath_1915_1.jpg)
Notable people
François Faber, winner of the 1909 Tour de France, died here fighting in the Second Battle of Artois, on 9 May 1915, during World War I.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Communaupole of Lens-Liévin website (in French)
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