Farbus
The town hall of Farbus
The town hall of Farbus
Coat of arms of Farbus
Location of Farbus
Farbus is located in France
Farbus
Farbus
Farbus is located in Hauts-de-France
Farbus
Farbus
Coordinates: 50°21′28″N 2°49′30″E / 50.3578°N 2.825°E / 50.3578; 2.825
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonArras-2
IntercommunalityCU d'Arras
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Philippe Canler[1]
Area
1
3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
617
  Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62324 /62580
Elevation61–139 m (200–456 ft)
(avg. 76 m or 249 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Farbus (French pronunciation: [faʁby]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3] It is located 7 kilometres from the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge (part of the Battle of Arras) and the missing First World War Canadian soldiers with no known grave; the Memorial is also the site of two Canadian cemeteries.[4]

Geography

A farming village situated 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Arras, at the junction of the D50 and D51 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 430    
1975 473+1.37%
1982 460−0.40%
1990 529+1.76%
1999 532+0.06%
2007 540+0.19%
2012 537−0.11%
2017 557+0.73%
Source: INSEE[5]

Places of interest

See also

References

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. "Canadian National Vimy Memorial, France". The Great War UK. The Great War UK. 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2017. The ridge runs in a direction from Givenchy-en-Gohelle in the north-west to Farbus in the south-east.
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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