Auchy-au-Bois
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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Auchy-au-Bois | |
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The church of Auchy-au-Bois | |
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Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Lillers |
Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Claudine Vincent |
Area 1 | 4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 517 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62049 /62190 |
Elevation | 61–110 m (200–361 ft) (avg. 89 m or 292 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Auchy-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in a Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography[]
A farming village situated 11 miles (17.7 km) west of Béthune and 33 miles (53.1 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D94 and the D341 roads.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 496 | — |
1968 | 504 | +1.6% |
1975 | 481 | −4.6% |
1982 | 424 | −11.9% |
1990 | 387 | −8.7% |
1999 | 414 | +7.0% |
2004 | 399 | −3.6% |
2009 | 460 | +15.3% |
2014 | 470 | +2.2% |
2015 | 482 | +2.6% |
Sights[]
- The church of St. Gilles, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The old towers of the Château de Fromental, now farm buildings.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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- Article about Fromental farm (in French)
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