Plouvain

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) André Anjorand^[1]Area2.41 km² (0.93 sq mi)Population454 • Density190/km² (490/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation42–71 m (138–233 ft)
(avg. 61 m or 200 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plouvain (French pronunciation: [pluvɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Plouvain is situated 5 miles (8 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D42 and the D46 roads. The junction of the A1 and the A26 autoroutes is less than a mile away.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	288	—
1975	309	+1.01%
1982	386	+3.23%
1990	439	+1.62%
1999	460	+0.52%
2007	482	+0.59%
2012	451	−1.32%
2017	454	+0.13%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Anne, rebuilt along with the rest of the village, after World War I.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission burials.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

• The CWGC graves in the communal cemetery