Ambricourt
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Ambricourt | |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Montreuil-sur-Mer |
Canton | Fruges |
Intercommunality | Fruges et environs |
Government | |
• Mayor | André Nourry |
Area1 | 3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi) |
Population (2009)2 | 125 |
• Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62026 / 62310 |
Elevation | 93–138 m (305–453 ft) (avg. 124 m or 407 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. |
Ambricourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
The commune is the setting of Georges Bernanos's 1936 novel The Diary of a Country Priest (Journal d'un curé de campagne).
Geography
A small village situated some 15 miles(24 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D71 E4 road.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 163 | — |
1968 | 183 | +12.3% |
1975 | 158 | −13.7% |
1982 | 147 | −7.0% |
1990 | 111 | −24.5% |
1999 | 102 | −8.1% |
2009 | 125 | +22.5% |
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ambricourt. |
- Ambricourt on the Quid website (French)
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