Hamblain-les-Prés

Hamblain-les-Prés
Coat of arms of Hamblain-les-Prés Coat of arms
Hamblain-les-Prés
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Hamblain-les-Prés
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Vitry-en-Artois
Intercommunality	Osartis
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Marie Courmont
Area1	4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	483
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62405 / 62118
Elevation	41–73 m (135–240 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hamblain-les-Prés is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated 8 miles (13 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D34 and the D43 roads.
The A26 autoroute passes by the village about half a mile away.

Population

Historical population of Hamblain-les-Prés

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	293	325	343	398	516	483
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Michel, rebuilt along with the entire village, after World War I.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Hamblain-les-Prés on the Quid website (French)