Affringues
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Commune of Affringues |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Lumbres |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres |
Mayor | Françoise Huguet |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 52 m–158 m (avg. 73 m) |
Land area¹ | 2,81 km² |
Population² (1999) |
203 |
- Density | 72/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62010/ 62380 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Affringues is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
A village, located 9 miles (15km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D205 and D202 crossroads.
[edit] History
First mentioned by the name of "Arfrenges" in the 12th century.
[edit] Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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117 | 123 | 145 | 166 | 219 | 203 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
[edit] Places of interest
- The church of St.Leger, dating from the 16th century, with a stone spire.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
[edit] External links
- Affringues on the Insee website (French)
- Affringues on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 30th 2008.