Beaurains

Beaurains
The church of Beaurains
Coat of arms
Beaurains
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Beaurains
Coordinates: 50°15′50″N 2°47′22″E / 50.2639°N 2.7894°E / 50.2639; 2.7894Coordinates: 50°15′50″N 2°47′22″E / 50.2639°N 2.7894°E / 50.2639; 2.7894
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-3
Intercommunality	Arras
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Ansart
Area1	5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	5,076
• Density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62099 /62217
Elevation	70–99 m (230–325 ft) (avg. 92 m or 302 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaurains is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

A suburban town located 3 miles (5 km) south of Arras at the junction of the N17 with the D5 road.

The first church here was built in 674. In the 12th century, the parish council created an important leprosarium that treated Jean Bodel, a French poet.
On 21 December 1922, a large treasure was discovered dating from the Roman era. Known as the Beaurains Treasure, much was squandered and the little that remains is now at Arras. However, a silver candelabra, gold coins and some jewellery from the treasure are also in the British Museum. The commune was all but destroyed during World War I.

The 19th-century French playwright and librettist Armand d'Artois was born in the village on 3 Octobre 1788