Auchy-au-Bois
Auchy-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in a Hauts-de-France region of France.
Auchy-au-Bois | |
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_%C3%A9glise_(01).JPG) The church of Auchy-au-Bois | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Auchy-au-Bois 
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  Auchy-au-Bois  Auchy-au-Bois | |
| Coordinates: 50°33′19″N 2°22′19″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Lillers |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Claudine Vincent |
| Area 1 | 4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 504 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
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% |
| 2004 | 399 | −3.6% |
| 2009 | 460 | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 470 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 482 | +2.6% |
Sights
- The church of St. Gilles, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The old towers of the Château de Fromental, now farm buildings.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Auchy-au-Bois. |
- Article about Fromental farm (in French)
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