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
|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.
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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{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
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Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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