Auchy-au-Bois
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Norrent-Fontes |
| Intercommunality | Artois-Lys |
| Mayor | Claudine Vincent (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 61–110 m (200–360 ft) (avg. 89 m or 292 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 460 (2009) |
| - Density | 108 /km2 (280 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62049/ 62190 |
| 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°33′19″N 2°22′19″E / 50.5553°N 2.3719°E
Auchy-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village situated 11 miles (17.7 km) west of Béthune and 33 miles (53.1 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D94 and the D341 roads.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 496 | — |
| 1968 | 504 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 481 | −4.6% |
| 1982 | 424 | −11.9% |
| 1990 | 387 | −8.7% |
| 1999 | 414 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 460 | +11.1% |
Sights
- The church of St. Gilles, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The old towers of the chateau de Fromental, now farm buildings.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Auchy-au-Bois |
- Article about Fromental farm (French)
- Auchy-au-Bois on the Quid website (French)
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