Simencourt

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Simencourt
Coat of arms of Simencourt
Coat of arms
Simencourt is located in France
Simencourt
Simencourt
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Simencourt is located in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Simencourt
Simencourt
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Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Beaumetz-lès-Loges
Intercommunality Vertes vallées
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Donat Tabary
Area1 5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 557
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62796 / 62123
Elevation 91–140 m (299–459 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Simencourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Simencourt lies 7 miles (11.3 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D7 and D67 roads.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
349 360 361 413 523 534 557
Census count starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • An eighteenth-century manor house.
  • The church of St. Médard, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • Scene of fighting in 1918 by 9th Battalion (North Irish Horse) Royal Irish Fusiliers.

See also

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