Auchy-au-Bois

Auchy-au-Bois

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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 Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Norrent-Fontes
Intercommunality Artois-Lys
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Claudine Vincent
Area1 4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 460
  Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
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 Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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%

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