Angres
Angres | |
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 The church of Angres | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Angres  | |
  Angres  Angres | |
| Coordinates:50°24′35″N2°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(2023–2026) | Anouck Breton[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.82 km2(1.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,842 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2(2,600/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) |
| 1French 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 acommunein thePas-de-Calaisdepartmentin theHauts-de-Franceregion ofFrance.[3]
Geography
[edit]A farming and light industrial suburb situated just 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest ofLenscentre, at the junction of the D51 and D58e roads. TheA26 autoroutepasses by, just within the borders of the commune.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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[4] | ||
Sights
[edit]- The church of St. Cyr, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after theFirst 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"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toAngres.
- Town council website(in French)
- Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin(in French)
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