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]

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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  (2021)[2]	3,022
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62770 /62350
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Saint-Venant is situated some 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Béthune and 26 miles (42 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D186 and D916 roads and by the banks of the Lys.

• The church of St. Venant, rebuilt along with much of the village after the First World War.
• The Hotel de Ville (Town Hall), dating from the eighteenth century.
• The civilian cemetery, incorporating a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery and the grave of Edward Gordon Williams.
• The town's war memorial.
• A memorial to the Royal Welch Fusiliers.^[5]
• Gardens of the Manoir de La Peylouse, incorporating an exhibition on First World War poetry.^[6]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department