Ambricourt

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Ambricourt
The town hall and school of Ambricourt
The town hall and school of Ambricourt
Coat of arms of Ambricourt
Ambricourt is located in France
Ambricourt
Ambricourt
Ambricourt is located in Hauts-de-France
Ambricourt
Ambricourt
Coordinates: 50°28′16″N 2°10′42″E / 50.471°N 2.1783°E / 50.471; 2.1783Coordinates: 50°28′16″N 2°10′42″E / 50.471°N 2.1783°E / 50.471; 2.1783
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementMontreuil
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityCC Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Raphael Herbert[1]
Area
1
3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62026 /62310
Elevation93–138 m (305–453 ft)
(avg. 124 m or 407 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ambricourt (French pronunciation: ​[ɑ̃bʁikuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[2]

The commune is the setting of Georges Bernanos's 1936 novel The Diary of a Country Priest (Journal d'un curé de campagne).

Geography[edit]

A small village situated some 15 miles (24 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D71 E4 road.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962163—    
1968183+12.3%
1975158−13.7%
1982147−7.0%
1990111−24.5%
1999102−8.1%
2005110+7.8%
2009125+13.6%
2010131+4.8%
2014124−5.3%
2015116−6.5%

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ INSEE commune file