Sainte-Catherine (; also unofficially: ''Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras'', , literally ''Sainte-Catherine near
Arras
Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department, which forms part of the regions of France, region of Hauts-de-France; before the regions of France#Reform and mergers of ...
''; pcd, Sainte-Cat'leine-lès-Aro) is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in the
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...
Sainte-Catherine is a large suburb, just north of the centre of Arras, at the junction of the D264 and D63 roads.
Population
Notable people
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Mathieu Assou-Ekotto
Mathieu Assou-Ekotto (born 8 April 1978) is a French retired footballer who played mainly as a midfielder.
Over the course of nine seasons, he amassed Belgian Pro League totals of 132 games and two goals, mainly in representation of Mouscron.
F ...
(born 1978), former footballer
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Nando de Colo
Nando Bruno Alfred Andre de Colo (born 23 June 1987) is a French professional basketball player for ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. Standing at a height of , he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions. A six-time ...
(born 1987), basketball player
Places of interest
* The church of St.Catherine, rebuilt, along with much of the commune, after World War I.