Beaurains
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Beaurains
|commune status = Commune
|image = Beaurains église3.jpg
|caption = The church of Beaurains
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Offignies (Somme).svg
|arrondissement = Arras
|canton = Arras-3
|INSEE = 62099
|postal code = 62217
|term = 2024–2026
|intercommunality = CU d'Arras
|coordinates = {{coord|50.2639|2.7894|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 92
|elevation min m = 70
|elevation max m = 99
|area km2 = 5.99
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Beaurains ({{IPA|fr|boʁɛ̃}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62099-beaurains INSEE commune file]
Geography
History
The first church here was built in 674. In the 12th century, the parish council created an important leprosarium that treated Jean Bodel, a French poet.
On 21 December 1922, a large treasure was discovered dating from the Roman era. Known as the Beaurains Treasure, much was squandered and the little that remains is now at Arras. However, a silver candelabra, gold coins and some jewellery from the treasure are also in the British Museum.[https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?place=34855&plaA=34855-3-1 British Museum Collection]
The commune was all but destroyed during the First World War.
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Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8200783?geo=COM-62099#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |2012
|1975 |3982
|1982 |3922
|1990 |4379
|1999 |4708
|2010 |5083
|2015 |5529
|2021 |5515
}}
Sights
- The church of St. Martin, rebuilt after 1918, along with the rest of the village
- Vestiges of an old castle
- Two First World War cemeteries
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission Visitor Center (CWGC Experience) inaugurated in June 2019.{{Cite web |date=2019-06-24 |title=The CWGC Experience, un musée au nom de tous les soldats de la Couronne |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/603893/article/2019-06-24/cwgc-experience-un-musee-au-nom-de-tous-les-soldats-de-la-couronne |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=La Voix du Nord |language=fr}}
Notable people
- The 19th-century French playwright and librettist Armand d'Artois was born in the village on 3 October 1788.
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Beaurains}}
- [https://mairie-beaurains.fr/ Official website of Beaurains] {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2000087 The CWGC cemetery at Beaurains]
- [http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2027227The communal cemetery at Beaurains]
{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
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Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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