Angres
| Angres | ||
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  Angres | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Angres | ||
| Coordinates: 50°24′35″N 2°45′33″E / 50.4097°N 2.7592°ECoordinates: 50°24′35″N 2°45′33″E / 50.4097°N 2.7592°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Lens | |
| Canton | Liévin-Sud | |
| Intercommunality | Lens-Liévin | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Maryse Roger-Coupin | |
| Area1 | 4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 3,982 | |
| • Density | 830/km2 (2,100/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62032 / 62143 | |
| Elevation |
49–106 m (161–348 ft) (avg. 54 m or 177 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Angres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming and light industrial suburb situated just3 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
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 3,993 | — |
| 1968 | 4,384 | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 4,538 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 4,239 | −6.6% |
| 1990 | 4,394 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 4,469 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4,508 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 3,982 | −11.7% |
Sights
- The church of St. Cyr, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The war memorials.
International relations
Angres is twinned with:
Danderhall, Midlothian, Scotland.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Angres. |
- Town council website (in French)
- Angres on the Quid website (French)
- Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (French)