- 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 theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .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] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on July 2nd 2008."
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