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Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude

Coordinates: 50°12′09″N 2°45′21″E / 50.2025°N 2.7558°E / 50.2025; 2.7558
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Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude
Commune
The church of Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude
The church of Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude
Coat of arms of Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude
Coat of arms
Location of Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude
Map
Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude is located in France
Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude
Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude
Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude is located in Hauts-de-France
Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude
Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude
Coordinates: 50°12′09″N 2°45′21″E / 50.2025°N 2.7558°E / 50.2025; 2.7558
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonAvesnes-le-Comte
IntercommunalityCU Arras
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Claude Plu[1]
Area
1
5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
394
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62147 /62175
Elevation79–116 m (259–381 ft)
(avg. 94 m or 308 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude (French pronunciation: [bwaʁi sɛ̃ tʁiktʁyd]; Picard: Boury-Sainte-Rictrude) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]

Geography

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A farming village located 7 miles (11 km) south of Arras on the D919 road.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 443—    
1975 475+1.00%
1982 516+1.19%
1990 469−1.19%
1999 411−1.46%
2009 374−0.94%
2014 404+1.56%
2020 402−0.08%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

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  • The church of St. Rictrude, rebuilt after the destruction of the village during World War I.
  • The beet sugar factory, one of the largest in France.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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