Angres (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ɡʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Angres | |
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Coordinates: 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 (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) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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[4] |
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" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ 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)