Affringues
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| Affringues | |
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| Commune | |
 The church of Affringues | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Affringues
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| Coordinates: 50°41′23″N 2°04′27″E / 50.6897°N 2.0742°E / 50.6897; 2.0742 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Lumbres |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Pourchel |
| Area1 | 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 255 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62010 /62380 |
| Elevation | 52–158 m (171–518 ft) (avg. 73 m or 240 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Affringues (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The placename derives from medieval Flemish: Hafferdingen.
Geography
A village, located 9 miles (15 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D205 and D202 crossroads.
Map of the commune and adjacent places
History
First mentioned in the 12th century by the names Hafferdinges (+/- 1182) and Harfrenges (1186).
Population
Sights
- The church of St.Leger, dating from the sixteenth century, with a stone spire.
See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Placename Affringues/Hafferdingen: proussel.voila.net Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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