Ambrines
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Ambrines | ||
| Coordinates: 50°18′41″N 2°28′10″E / 50.3114°N 2.4694°ECoordinates: 50°18′41″N 2°28′10″E / 50.3114°N 2.4694°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Aubigny-en-Artois | |
| Intercommunality | Atrébatie | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Georges Lasselin | |
| Area1 | 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 216 | |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62027 / 62127 | |
| Elevation |
107–139 m (351–456 ft) (avg. 127 m or 417 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. | ||
Ambrines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
Geography
A farming village located 12miles (19 km) west of Arras, at the D8 and D54 road junction.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 177 | — |
| 1968 | 196 | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 191 | −2.6% |
| 1982 | 167 | −12.6% |
| 1990 | 169 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 169 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 216 | +27.8% |
Sights
- The church of St.Leger, dating from the eighteenth century.
- A nineteenth-century chateau.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ambrines. |
- Ambrines on the Quid website (French)
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