Auchy-au-Bois

Auchy-au-Bois
Commune
The church of Auchy-au-Bois

Coat of arms
Auchy-au-Bois
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Auchy-au-Bois
Coordinates: 50°33′19″N 2°22′19″E / 50.5553°N 2.3719°E / 50.5553; 2.3719Coordinates: 50°33′19″N 2°22′19″E / 50.5553°N 2.3719°E / 50.5553; 2.3719
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Lillers
Intercommunality CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Claudine Vincent
Area1 4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Population (2015)2 482
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62049 /62190
Elevation 61–110 m (200–361 ft)
(avg. 89 m or 292 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.

Auchy-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in a Hauts-de-France 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962496—    
1968504+1.6%
1975481−4.6%
1982424−11.9%
1990387−8.7%
1999414+7.0%
2009460+11.1%
2015482+4.8%

Sights

  • The church of St. Gilles, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The old towers of the Château de Fromental, now farm buildings.

See also

References


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