Rouvroy, Pas-de-Calais

Rouvroy
Commune
The town hall of Rouvroy
Coat of arms
Location of Rouvroy
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Coordinates: 50°23′39″N 2°54′16″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Harnes
Intercommunality	CA Hénin-Carvin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Valérie Cuvillier[1]
Area ^1	6.42 km^2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	8,797
• Density	1,400/km^2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62724 /62320
Elevation	36–57 m (118–187 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rouvroy (French pronunciation: [ʁuvʁwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Rouvroy is a farming and light industrial town, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Lens, at the junction of the D40 and the D46 roads.

Population

The inhabitants are called Rouvroysiens.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	9,780	—
1975	9,262	−0.77%
1982	9,608	+0.53%
1990	9,208	−0.53%
1999	9,077	−0.16%
2007	8,905	−0.24%
2012	8,617	−0.66%
2017	8,738	+0.28%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The modern church of Saint-Géry-et-Saint-Louis, built to replace the original that was destroyed, along with most of the commune, during World War I.

Nearest communes

• Méricourt, west
• Billy-Montigny, north
• Hénin-Beaumont, northeast
• Drocourt, east
• Bois-Bernard, southeast
• Acheville, southwest

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official town website (in French)
• Website of the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin (in French)