Simencourt

Simencourt
Simencourt
Commune
	The main road of Simencourt
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 50°15′32″N 2°38′38″E / 50.2589°N 2.6439°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Françoise Simon-Pruvost
Area 1	5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62796 /62123
Elevation	91–140 m (299–459 ft) ; (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Simencourt (French pronunciation: [simɑ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

Simencourt lies 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D7 and D67 roads.

An eighteenth-century manor house.
The church of St. Médard, dating from the sixteenth century.
Scene of fighting in 1918 by 9th Battalion (North Irish Horse) Royal Irish Fusiliers.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 9 August 2021.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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