Affringues

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Affringues

|commune status = Commune

|image = Affringues église2.jpg

|caption = The church of Affringues

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Affringues 62.svg

|arrondissement = Saint-Omer

|canton = Lumbres

|INSEE = 62010

|postal code = 62380

|mayor = Isabelle Pourchel{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Pays de Lumbres

|coordinates = {{coord|50.6897|2.0742|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 73

|elevation min m = 52

|elevation max m = 158

|area km2 = 2.81

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Affringues ({{IPA|fr|afʁɛ̃ɡ}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62010-affringues INSEE commune file] The placename derives from medieval Flemish: Hafferdingen.Placename Affringues/Hafferdingen: [http://proussel.voila.net/pages/noms_flamands.htm proussel.voila.net] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705014340/http://proussel.voila.net/pages/noms_flamands.htm |date=2015-07-05 }}

Geography

A village, located 9 miles (15 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D205 and D202 crossroads.

File:Map commune FR insee code 62010.png

History

First mentioned in the 12th century by the names Hafferdinges (+/- 1182) and Harfrenges (1186).

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62010#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |123

|1975 |145

|1982 |166

|1990 |219

|1999 |203

|2007 |219

|2012 |209

|2017 |239

}}

Sights

  • The church of St.Leger, dating from the sixteenth century, with a stone spire.

See also

References

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Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais

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