Angres

Coordinates: 50°24′35″N 2°45′33″E / 50.4097°N 2.7592°E / 50.4097; 2.7592
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Angres
The church of Angres
The church of Angres
Coat of arms of Angres
Location of Angres
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Angres is located in France
Angres
Angres
Angres is located in Hauts-de-France
Angres
Angres
Coordinates: 50°24′35″N 2°45′33″E / 50.4097°N 2.7592°E / 50.4097; 2.7592
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonBully-les-Mines
IntercommunalityCommunaupole de Lens-Liévin
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Anouck Breton[1]
Area
1
4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,842
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62032 /62143
Elevation49–106 m (161–348 ft)
(avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Angres (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ɡʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography[edit]

A farming and light industrial suburb situated just 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Lens centre, at the junction of the D51 and D58e roads. The A26 autoroute passes by, just within the borders of the commune.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,384—    
1975 4,538+0.49%
1982 4,239−0.97%
1990 4,394+0.45%
1999 4,469+0.19%
2007 4,054−1.21%
2012 4,067+0.06%
2017 4,526+2.16%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights[edit]

  • The church of St. Cyr, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
  • The war memorials.

International relations[edit]

Angres is twinned with: Scotland Danderhall, Midlothian, Scotland.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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