# Bavincourt

> commune in Pas-de-Calais, France

**Wikidata**: [Q945183](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q945183)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavincourt)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/bavincourt

## Summary
Bavincourt is a commune (municipality) in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is administratively part of the arrondissement of Arras and is located at latitude 50.225 and longitude 2.5677777777778.

## Key Facts
- Bavincourt is a commune in Pas-de-Calais, France.  
- Administrative arrondissement: Arras (arrondissement of Arras, France).  
- Department: Pas-de-Calais (inception: 1790-03-04).  
- Country: France — a country in Western Europe with overseas territories (see national context below).  
- Commune legal form: commune of France (territorial subdivision; inception: 1789).  
- Geographic coordinates: latitude 50.225, longitude 2.5677777777778.  
- Official website: http://mairie.bavincourt.fr.  
- Population (provided values): 382.0, 382.0, 389.0, 378.0, 378.0, 385.0, 396.0, 408.0, 419.0, 417.0.  
- Wikidata description: "commune in Pas-de-Calais, France".  
- Wikipedia title: Bavincourt.  
- Wikidata sitelink_count for Bavincourt: 47.

## FAQs
Q: What is Bavincourt?  
A: Bavincourt is a French commune — a municipal-level territorial subdivision — located in the Pas-de-Calais department and the arrondissement of Arras.

Q: Where exactly is Bavincourt located?  
A: Bavincourt’s coordinates are latitude 50.225 and longitude 2.5677777777778, placing it in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France.

Q: How many people live in Bavincourt?  
A: The set of population values provided for Bavincourt is: 382.0, 382.0, 389.0, 378.0, 378.0, 385.0, 396.0, 408.0, 419.0, and 417.0. The source supplies these raw counts but does not attach years to each value.

Q: What administrative units is Bavincourt part of?  
A: Bavincourt is a commune within the arrondissement of Arras and the department of Pas-de-Calais, which in turn is part of the country of France.

Q: Where can I find official information about Bavincourt online?  
A: The official municipal website is http://mairie.bavincourt.fr.

Q: What broader national context applies to Bavincourt?  
A: Bavincourt is governed under French national law and administrative structures (see the National context section for France’s country-level facts such as capital, currency, language, time zones, and institutional memberships).

## Why It Matters
Bavincourt is a basic unit of local government in France, fulfilling municipal functions such as local administration, civil registration, and community services for its residents. As a commune it provides the most direct level of public administration and community identity within the French territorial framework. Its belonging to Pas-de-Calais and the arrondissement of Arras places Bavincourt within well-established departmental and sub-departmental governance structures, linking it to departmental services, regional planning, and national systems (education, public works, elections). For regional planning, demographic analysis, local history research, electoral administration and municipal governance, accurate identification of small communes like Bavincourt is essential.

## Notable For
- Being a recognized commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France.  
- Inclusion in the arrondissement of Arras for sub-departmental administration.  
- Possessing an official municipal website at http://mairie.bavincourt.fr.  
- Precise geographic location: coordinates 50.225 N, 2.5677777777778 E.  
- A small-population commune as evidenced by the provided population values (many entries below 500 inhabitants).

## Body

### Overview
Bavincourt is a commune-level municipality in northern France. As a commune it represents the basic administrative and territorial unit of local government under French law. Its official online presence is at http://mairie.bavincourt.fr. The commune is described on Wikidata as "commune in Pas-de-Calais, France" and has a Wikipedia entry titled "Bavincourt."

### Location and Administrative Affiliations
- Country: France. Bavincourt is located within the French national territory and subject to national legislation and administrative organization.  
- Department: Pas-de-Calais. Pas-de-Calais is a French department whose inception date is recorded as 1790-03-04. Bavincourt lies within this department.  
- Arrondissement: Arras. Bavincourt is part of the arrondissement of Arras, a sub-departmental administrative division.  
- Commune type: Bavincourt is organized as a commune of France, the municipal territorial subdivision established with inception dated to the period around 1789 for the communal system.

### Demographics
- Population values provided: 382.0; 382.0; 389.0; 378.0; 378.0; 385.0; 396.0; 408.0; 419.0; 417.0.  
  - These ten numeric values are supplied in the source material. No years or labels were attached to these counts in the original dataset, so they are presented as the population figures given.

### Geography and Coordinates
- Precise coordinates: latitude 50.225, longitude 2.5677777777778.  
- Geographic placement: These coordinates place Bavincourt in northern France within the Pas-de-Calais department and the broader Arras arrondissement.

### Governmental and Legal Context
- Municipal status: Bavincourt functions as a commune under the French system of local government (commune of France). Communes are the lowest level of territorial administration in France and are responsible for local public services, civil registry, local planning decisions, and municipal governance.  
- Subordination: Administrative and statistical matters for Bavincourt are managed through departmental (Pas-de-Calais) and arrondissement (Arras) channels in accordance with national French structures.

### Identifiers and Online Resources
- Official municipal website: http://mairie.bavincourt.fr.  
- Wikipedia article title: Bavincourt.  
- Wikidata description: "commune in Pas-de-Calais, France."  
- Wikidata sitelink_count: 47 (number of interlanguage links / sitelinks recorded for the Wikidata item).

### Related Entities and Origin Connections
- France — Bavincourt is located in France. The source provides extended national context for France, including political, geographic and historical facts that form the national framework surrounding Bavincourt:  
  - Country summary: France is a country located primarily in Western Europe; it also has overseas territories in the Americas, Africa and Oceania.  
  - National founding milestones cited: Treaty of Verdun (843 AD) establishing West Francia; First French Empire (1804-05-18).  
  - Key national specifications supplied in the source: capital Paris; official language French; currency Euro (metropolitan France); national motto "Liberté, égalité, fraternité"; national anthem "La Marseillaise"; driving side right; electrical standard 230 V 50 Hz using Europlug and Type E; international calling code +33; internet TLD .fr; ISO codes FR, FRA, 250.  
  - National memberships and roles: permanent member of the UN Security Council, founding member of the European Union (1957), NATO membership (since 1949), possession of nuclear weapons (since 1960).  
  - National statistics cited: population estimate 68,605,616 (2025 estimate); area 643,801 km²; nominal GDP $2.78 trillion USD (2022); HDI 0.903 (2021).  
  - Time zones and overseas territories: metropolitan France uses CET/CEST; overseas territories span UTC-10 to UTC+12.  
  - These national attributes define the broader political, legal, and infrastructural environment in which Bavincourt operates.

- Pas-de-Calais — The departmental entity that administers regional services and public policy implementation relevant to Bavincourt. Inception date for Pas-de-Calais is given as 1790-03-04.

- Arrondissement of Arras — The sub-departmental administrative division that groups Bavincourt with neighboring communes for prefectural, judicial and statistical purposes.

### Practical Access and Research
- For municipal-level information, services, announcements or contact details consult the commune’s official website: http://mairie.bavincourt.fr.  
- For administrative, statistical or legal context consult Pas-de-Calais departmental and arrondissement of Arras resources, which oversee communal affairs in this area.  
- For national-level regulations, infrastructure standards and broader policies that apply to Bavincourt, refer to French national institutions and the national context summarized above.

### Data Notes and Provenance
- The population figures are presented exactly as provided in the source material; no years or annotations were attached to those numbers in the original dataset.  
- All relationships, identifiers and national-context facts are taken directly from the supplied source material and reflect those entries (including France’s country-level facts, departmental inception dates, and commune classifications).

## References

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8. Populations légales 2016
9. Populations légales 2017
10. Populations légales 2018
11. Populations légales 2019
12. Populations légales 2020
13. Populations légales 2021
14. Populations de référence 2022
15. Populations de référence 2023
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20. [2016](https://data.geopf.fr/telechargement/download/GEOFLA/GEOFLA_2-2_COMMUNE_SHP_LAMB93_FXX_2016-06-28/GEOFLA_2-2_COMMUNE_SHP_LAMB93_FXX_2016-06-28.7z)
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