Allouagne

Allouagne
Coat of arms
Allouagne
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Allouagne
Coordinates: 50°31′52″N 2°30′32″E / 50.5311°N 2.5089°ECoordinates: 50°31′52″N 2°30′32″E / 50.5311°N 2.5089°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune-Sud
Intercommunality	Artois-Lys
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Rouge
Area^1	7.81 km^2 (3.02 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	3,095
• Density	400/km^2 (1,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62023 / 62157
Elevation	20–100 m (66–328 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 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.

Allouagne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A large farming village situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D188 and the D183 roads. The town is bypassed by the A26 autoroute to the north.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,703	—
1968	2,918	+8.0%
1975	2,964	+1.6%
1982	2,970	+0.2%
1990	3,055	+2.9%
1999	3,055	+0.0%
2009	3,095	+1.3%

Sights

• Two manorhouses, dating from the 16th and 17th century.
• The church of Saint-Leger, dating from the twentieth century.

International relations

Allouagne is twinned with:

• Ergste, a district of Schwerte in Germany

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Allouagne on the Quid website (French)