Saint-Venant

For the French mathematician and mechanician, see Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant.

Saint-Venant (West Flemish: Papingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department (administrative division) in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] about 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Béthune and 26 miles (42 km) west of Lille, by the banks of the Lys.

Saint-Venant Papingem
Commune
A general view of Saint-Venant
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Venant
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Coordinates: 50°37′24″N 2°32′43″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Flajolet[1]
Area 1	14.24 km2 (5.50 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,002
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62770 /62350
Elevation	18 m (59 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	4,328	—
1975	3,988	−1.16%
1982	4,127	+0.49%
1990	3,887	−0.75%
1999	3,206	−2.12%
2007	3,274	+0.26%
2012	2,996	−1.76%
2017	3,027	+0.21%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department