Saint-Nicolas, Pas-de-Calais

French commune
name= Saint-Nicolas
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Arras-Nord
insee=62764
cp=62223
maire= Annie Cardon
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm= Communauté urbaine d'Arras
longitude=2.77805555556
latitude=50.3030555556
alt moy=80 m
alt mini=52 m
alt maxi=102 m
hectares=319
km²=3,19
sans=5,659
date-sans=1999
dens=1,774|

Saint-Nicolas or Saint-Nicolas-lez-Arras is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A large suburb of Arras, on the banks of the Scarpe river, just convert |1|mi|km|1 north of the centre of Arras, at the junction of the D41, D63 and N17 roads.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of St.Nicholas, rebuilt, along with the rest of the commune, after World War I.
* Traces of an old castle.

People linked to the commune

Jean Bodel, an early French poet.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.ville-saintnicolas.com Official website of Saint Nicolas Lez Arras] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27246&req=Saint-Nicolas Saint-Nicolas on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on July 2nd 2008."