Affringues

Affringues
Commune
The church of Affringues

Coat of arms
Affringues
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Affringues
Coordinates: 50°41′23″N 2°04′27″E / 50.6897°N 2.0742°E / 50.6897; 2.0742Coordinates: 50°41′23″N 2°04′27″E / 50.6897°N 2.0742°E / 50.6897; 2.0742
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Lumbres
Intercommunality Pays Lumbres
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Isabelle Pourchel
Area1 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 200
 • Density 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62010 /62380
Elevation 52–158 m (171–518 ft)
(avg. 73 m or 240 ft)

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.

Affringues is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The placename derives from medieval Flemish: Hafferdingen.[1]

Geography

A village, located 9 miles (15 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D205 and D202 crossroads.

Map of the commune and adjacent places

History

First mentioned in the 12th century by the names Hafferdinges (+/- 1182) and Harfrenges (1186).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962117—    
1968123+5.1%
1975145+17.9%
1982166+14.5%
1990219+31.9%
1999203−7.3%
2009222+9.4%

Sights

  • The church of St.Leger, dating from the sixteenth century, with a stone spire.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

  1. ↑ Placename Affringues/Hafferdingen: proussel.voila.net


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