Ambricourt
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Ambricourt
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | Fruges et environs |
| Mayor | André Nourry |
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| Elevation | 93–138 m (305–453 ft) (avg. 124 m or 407 ft) |
| Land area1 | 3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 125 (2009) |
| - Density | 37 /km2 (96 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62026/ 62310 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 50°28′16″N 2°10′42″E / 50.471°N 2.1783°E
Ambricourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
The commune is the setting of Georges Bernanos's novel Journal d'un curé de campagne 1936 (The Diary of A Country Priest).
Geography
A small village situated some 15 miles(24 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D71 E4 road.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 163 | — |
| 1968 | 183 | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 158 | −13.7% |
| 1982 | 147 | −7.0% |
| 1990 | 111 | −24.5% |
| 1999 | 102 | −8.1% |
| 2009 | 125 | +22.5% |
External links
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