Rouvroy, Pas-de-Calais

Rouvroy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Rouvroy
Commune
The town hall of Rouvroy
Coat of arms
Location of Rouvroy
Rouvroy Rouvroy
Coordinates: 50°23′39″N 2°54′16″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Harnes
Intercommunality	communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Haja
Area ^1	6.42 km^2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	8,738
• 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.

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[2]

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

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official town website (in French)
• Website of the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens-Liévin (in French)