Sainte-Catherine, Pas-de-Calais

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Alain Van Ghelder^[1]Area4.4 km² (1.7 sq mi)Population3,594 • Density820/km² (2,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation53–105 m (174–344 ft)
(avg. 57 m or 187 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Catherine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t katʁin] ^ⓘ; also unofficially: Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras, [sɛ̃t katʁin lez‿aʁas], literally Sainte-Catherine near Arras; Picard: Sainte-Cat'leine-lès-Aro) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Sainte-Catherine is a large suburb, just 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the centre of Arras, at the junction of the D264 and D63 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,105	—
1975	2,438	+2.12%
1982	3,203	+3.98%
1990	3,132	−0.28%
1999	3,017	−0.41%
2007	3,402	+1.51%
2012	3,401	−0.01%
2017	3,511	+0.64%
Source: INSEE[4]

Notable people

• Mathieu Assou-Ekotto (born 1978), former footballer
• Nando de Colo (born 1987), basketball player

Places of interest

• The church of St.Catherine, rebuilt, along with much of the commune, after World War I.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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