Auxi-le-Château

Auxi-le-Château

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Auxi-le-Château

Coordinates: 50°13′53″N 2°06′56″E / 50.2314°N 2.1156°E / 50.2314; 2.1156Coordinates: 50°13′53″N 2°06′56″E / 50.2314°N 2.1156°E / 50.2314; 2.1156
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality Auxillois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Henri Dejonghe
Area1 27.08 km2 (10.46 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 2,920
  Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62060 / 62390
Elevation 25–138 m (82–453 ft)
(avg. 34 m or 112 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.

Auxi-le-Château is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Geography

A farming town located 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Arras at the junction of the D938, D933 and D941 roads. The Authie river flows through the town, which once divided the commune into two parts, one in the Pas-de-Calais and the other in the Somme department. It is so named because it was a border fort, but there is now no sign of a castle, apart from some ruins at the top of the Chemin de la Belle Inutile.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19623,063    
19683,099+1.2%
19753,229+4.2%
19823,187−1.3%
19903,051−4.3%
19993,065+0.5%
20092,920−4.7%

Sights

The Saint Martin's church (16th century).

See also

References

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