Plouvain

Plouvain (French pronunciation: [pluvɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Plouvain
Commune
The main road of Plouvain
Coat of arms
Location of Plouvain
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Coordinates: 50°18′25″N 2°55′35″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Brebières
Intercommunality	CC Osartis Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Raoul Lesage[1]
Area 1	2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	454
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62660 /62118
Elevation	42–71 m (138–233 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Plouvain is situated 5 miles (8 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D42 and the D46 roads. The junction of the A1 and the A26 autoroutes is less than a mile away.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	288	—
1975	309	+1.01%
1982	386	+3.23%
1990	439	+1.62%
1999	460	+0.52%
2007	482	+0.59%
2012	451	−1.32%
2017	454	+0.13%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Anne, rebuilt along with the rest of the village, after World War I.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission burials.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department