Farbus (French pronunciation: [faʁby]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3] It is located seven kilometres from the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge (part of the Battle of Arras) and the missing First World War Canadian soldiers with no known grave; the Memorial is also the site of two Canadian cemeteries.[4]
Farbus | |
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.JPG) The town hall of Farbus | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Farbus  | |
  Farbus  Farbus | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′28″N 2°49′30″E / 50.3578°N 2.825°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Arras-2 |
| Intercommunality | CU d'Arras |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Nicolas Vasseur[1] |
Area 1 | 3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 617 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62324 /62580 |
| Elevation | 61–139 m (200–456 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editA farming village situated 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Arras, at the junction of the D50 and D51 roads.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 430 | — |
| 1975 | 473 | +1.37% |
| 1982 | 460 | −0.40% |
| 1990 | 529 | +1.76% |
| 1999 | 532 | +0.06% |
| 2007 | 540 | +0.19% |
| 2012 | 537 | −0.11% |
| 2017 | 557 | +0.73% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St. Ranulphe, rebuilt after World War I
- The nearby Canadian National Vimy Memorial
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Canadian National Vimy Memorial, France". The Great War UK. 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
The ridge runs in a direction from Givenchy-en-Gohelle in the north-west to Farbus in the south-east.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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