Angres
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Angres | |
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Coordinates: 50°24′35″N 2°45′33″E / 50.4097°N 2.7592°ECoordinates: 50°24′35″N 2°45′33″E / 50.4097°N 2.7592°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Lens |
Canton | Bully-les-Mines |
Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Maryse Roger Coupin[1] |
Area 1 | 4.82 km2 (1.86 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 (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ɡʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
Geography[edit]
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[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 4,384 | — |
1975 | 4,538 | +0.49% |
1982 | 4,239 | −0.97% |
1990 | 4,394 | +0.45% |
1999 | 4,469 | +0.19% |
2007 | 4,054 | −1.21% |
2012 | 4,067 | +0.06% |
2017 | 4,526 | +2.16% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Sights[edit]
- The church of St. Cyr, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The war memorials.
International relations[edit]
Angres is twinned with: Danderhall, Midlothian, Scotland.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links[edit]
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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