Saint-Nicolas, Pas-de-Calais

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Saint-Nicolas Sint-Niklaas
Commune
The monument to the dead of Saint-Nicolas
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Nicolas
(2020–2026)		Alain Cayet^[1]
Area ¹	3.19 km² (1.23 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	4,603
• Density	1,400/km² (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62764 /62223
Elevation	52–102 m (171–335 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Nicolas (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla]; West Flemish: Sint-Niklaas) or Saint-Nicolas-lez-Arras ([sɛ̃ nikɔla lɛ.z‿aʁas], literally Saint-Nicolas near Arras) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Saint-Nicolas is a large suburb of Arras, on the banks of the Scarpe river, just 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the centre of Arras, at the junction of the D41, D63 and N17 roads.

Lipperode, a part of Lippstadt, in Germany is the twin town of St-Nicolas-lez-Arraz.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,402	—
1975	4,072	+7.83%
1982	6,224	+6.25%
1990	6,121	−0.21%
1999	5,659	−0.87%
2007	5,059	−1.39%
2012	4,660	−1.63%
2017	4,738	+0.33%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest

The church of St.Nicholas, rebuilt, along with the rest of the commune, after World War I.
Traces of an old castle.

Notable people

Jean Bodel, poet

References

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