Audruicq Ouderwijk | |
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Coordinates: 50°52′47″N 2°04′53″E / 50.8797°N 2.0814°E / 50.8797; 2.0814 | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Calais |
Canton | Marck |
Intercommunality | CC Région d'Audruicq |
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• Mayor (2022–2026) | Olivier Planque |
Area1 | 14.44 km2 (5.58 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | 5,388 |
• Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62057 /62370 |
Elevation | 3–22 m (9.8–72.2 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Audruicq (French pronunciation: ; West Flemish: Ouderwijk) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
A town located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Calais, at the junction of the D224 with the D309 road.
Baldwin II, Count of Flanders named it a city in 1175, rebuilding the castle and converting the surrounding marshland to tillable soil. After continuously changing authority between the 13th century and the 17th century, Audruicq finally became a French town after the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Audruicq is twinned with: Hawkhurst in Kent, England, since 1998.
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