Rouvroy, Pas-de-Calais

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Valérie Cuvillier^[1]Area6.42 km² (2.48 sq mi)Population8,797 • Density1,400/km² (3,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation36–57 m (118–187 ft)
(avg. 55 m or 180 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rouvroy (French pronunciation: [ʁuvʁwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3] (Also known as: "Gouphy Hauts")

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[4]

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

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