- Carency
French commune
name= Carency
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Vimy|insee= 62213|cp=62144 |maire=Justin Clairet |mandat= 2008-2014 |intercomm=Communauté d'agglomération de Lens-Liévin |longitude=2.705|latitude=50.3791666667|alt moy= 111|alt mini= 79|alt maxi= 152|hectares= 860 |km²= 8,6|sans=700 |date-sans=2004 |dens=85 |Carency is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
A farming village located 8 miles (13km) 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
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.People with links to the commune
François Faber , winner of the1909 Tour de France , died here fighting in theSecond Battle of Artois , onMay 9 ,1915 , duringWorld War I .See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26711&req=Carency Carency on the Quid website] fr
* [http://www.agglo-lenslievin.fr/ Communaupole of Lens-Liévin website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on June 10th 2008."
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