Saint-Venant
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Saint-Venant
Papingem
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 A general view of Saint-Venant
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 Coat of arms
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Location of Saint-Venant
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  Saint-Venant  Saint-Venant | |
| Coordinates: 50°37′24″N 2°32′43″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Lillers |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Flajolet |
| Area 1
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14.24 km2 (5.50 sq mi) |
| Population
(Jan. 2021)
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3,022 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
62770 /62350 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Venant (West Flemish: Papingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department (administrative division) in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Saint-Venant is situated some 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Béthune and 26 miles (42 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D186 and D916 roads and by the banks of the Lys.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,328 | — |
| 1975 | 3,988 | −1.16% |
| 1982 | 4,127 | +0.49% |
| 1990 | 3,887 | −0.75% |
| 1999 | 3,206 | −2.12% |
| 2007 | 3,274 | +0.26% |
| 2012 | 2,996 | −1.76% |
| 2017 | 3,027 | +0.21% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Venant, rebuilt along with much of the village after the First World War.
- The Hotel de Ville (Town Hall), dating from the eighteenth century.
- The civilian cemetery, incorporating a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery and the grave of Edward Gordon Williams.
- The town's war memorial.
- A memorial to the Royal Welch Fusiliers.
- Gardens of the Manoir de La Peylouse, incorporating an exhibition on First World War poetry.