Biache-Saint-Vaast | ||
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Commune | ||
The town hall of Biache-Saint-Vaast
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Coordinates: 50°18′45″N 2°56′42″E / 50.3125°N 2.945°ECoordinates: 50°18′45″N 2°56′42″E / 50.3125°N 2.945°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Arras | |
Canton | Brebières | |
Intercommunality | CC Osartis Marquion | |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Housau | |
Area1 | 9.29 km2 (3.59 sq mi) | |
Population (2009)2 | 3,886 | |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62128 /62118 | |
Elevation | 42–70 m (138–230 ft) (avg. 56 m or 184 ft) |
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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.
Biache-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
A small farming and light industrial town located 8 miles (13 km) east of Arras, on the banks of the Scarpe river, at the junction of the D42, D43 and D46 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by just yards from the commune.