Affringues

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Affringues
Commune
The church of Affringues
The church of Affringues
Coat of arms of Affringues
Coat of arms
Location of Affringues
Affringues is located in France
Affringues
Affringues
Coordinates: 50°41′23″N 2°04′27″E / 50.6897°N 2.0742°E / 50.6897; 2.0742Coordinates: 50°41′23″N 2°04′27″E / 50.6897°N 2.0742°E / 50.6897; 2.0742
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
Intercommunality
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Isabelle Pourchel[1]
Area
1
2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
242
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62010 /62380
Elevation52–158 m (171–518 ft)
(avg. 73 m or 240 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Affringues is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The placename derives from medieval Flemish: Hafferdingen.[3]

Geography[]

A village, located 9 miles (15 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D205 and D202 crossroads.

Map of the commune and adjacent places

History[]

First mentioned in the 12th century by the names Hafferdinges (+/- 1182) and Harfrenges (1186).

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006217—    
2007219+0.9%
2008223+1.8%
2009222−0.4%
2010217−2.3%
2011213−1.8%
2012209−1.9%
2013205−1.9%
2014200−2.4%
2015213+6.5%
2016226+6.1%

Sights[]

  • The church of St.Leger, dating from the sixteenth century, with a stone spire.

See also[]

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Placename Affringues/Hafferdingen: proussel.voila.net Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine


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