Angres

Angres
Commune
The church of Angres
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°24′35″N 2°45′33″E / 50.4097°N 2.7592°E / 50.4097; 2.7592Coordinates: 50°24′35″N 2°45′33″E / 50.4097°N 2.7592°E / 50.4097; 2.7592
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Bully-les-Mines
Intercommunality	Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Maryse Coupin-Roger
Area 1	4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	4,613
• Density	960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62032 /62143
Elevation	49–106 m (161–348 ft) (avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Angres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

A farming and light industrial suburb situated just 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Lens centre, at the junction of the D51 and D58e roads. The A26 autoroute passes by, just within the borders of the commune.

Population[]

Sights[]

• The church of St. Cyr, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
• The war memorials.

International relations[]

Angres is twinned with: Danderhall, Midlothian, Scotland.

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Angres.

• Town council website (in French)
• Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (in French)

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