Anvin
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Commune of Anvin |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Heuchin |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays d'Heuchin |
Mayor | André Olivier (2008-2014) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 51 m–150 m (avg. 60 m) |
Land area¹ | 7,83 km² |
Population² (1999) |
741 |
- Density | 94/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62036/ 62134 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Anvin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
A farming village located in the Ternoise river valley, 28 miles (44km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D343, D70 and D94 roads.
[edit] Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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604 | 615 | 587 | 639 | 666 | 741 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
[edit] Places of interest
- The church of St.Leger, dating from the 16th century.
- The ruins of a 17th century chateau.
- Vestiges of a watermill.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
[edit] External links
- Anvin on the Insee website (French)
- Anvin on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 1st 2008.