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Farbus

Farbus
Coat of arms of Farbus
Coat of arms
Farbus is located in France
Farbus
Farbus
Coordinates: 50°21′28″N 2°49′30″E / 50.3578°N 2.825°E / 50.3578; 2.825Coordinates: 50°21′28″N 2°49′30″E / 50.3578°N 2.825°E / 50.3578; 2.825
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Arras-2
Intercommunality Communauté urbaine d'Arras
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-François Dépret
Area1 3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 532
 • Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 62324 /62580
Elevation 61–139 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.

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.

Farbus is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. 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.

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


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