Carency

Carency (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃si]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3] 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras. Carency is also the name of the brook upstream of the Deûle river which flows through the village.^{[citation needed]}

Carency
Commune
The church of Carency
Coat of arms
Location of Carency
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Coordinates: 50°22′45″N 2°42′18″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Bully-les-Mines
Intercommunality	CA Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Justin Clairet[1]
Area 1	8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	820
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62213 /62144
Elevation	79–152 m (259–499 ft) (avg. 111 m or 364 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	507	—
1975	525	+0.50%
1982	552	+0.72%
1990	711	+3.21%
1999	668	−0.69%
2007	713	+0.82%
2012	712	−0.03%
2017	750	+1.05%
Source: INSEE[4]

Notable people

• François Faber, bicyclist, died there in the Second Battle of Artois in World War I.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department