Audrehem

Audrehem
Coat of arms
Audrehem
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Audrehem
Coordinates: 50°46′55″N 1°59′28″E / 50.7819°N 1.9911°ECoordinates: 50°46′55″N 1°59′28″E / 50.7819°N 1.9911°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Ardres
Intercommunality	Ardres et la Vallée de la Hem
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	José Bouffart
Area^1	9.19 km^2 (3.55 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	466
• Density	51/km^2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62055 / 62890
Elevation	42–171 m (138–561 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 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.

Audrehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Geography

The village is located 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D223 with the D217E road.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	317	—
1968	319	+0.6%
1975	295	−7.5%
1982	283	−4.1%
1990	316	+11.7%
1999	357	+13.0%
2009	466	+30.5%

Sights

• The fifteenth century church of St. Médard.
• The remains of the 15th century manor de Fouquesolles.

Personalities

Audrehem was the birthplace of Arnoul d'Audrehem (c.1305-1370), soldier.

Louis Amadeus Rappe(02.02.1801-08.09.1877) first bishop of Cleveland OH, is born in Audrehem in a farmer family. The street where we can find his birth house is now named in his remembrance.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Audrehem on the Quid website (French)