Angres
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Angres
|commune status = Commune
|image = Angres01.JPG
|caption = The church of Angres
|image coat of arms = Blason Angres.svg
|arrondissement = Lens
|canton = Bully-les-Mines
|INSEE = 62032
|postal code = 62143
|term = 2023–2026
|intercommunality = Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
|coordinates = {{coord|50.4097|2.7592|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 54
|elevation min m = 49
|elevation max m = 106
|area km2 = 4.82
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Angres ({{IPA|fr|ɑ̃ɡʁ}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62032-angres INSEE commune file]
Geography
A farming and light industrial suburb situated just {{convert|3|mi|km}} southwest of Lens centre, at the junction of the D51 and D58e roads. The A26 autoroute passes by, just within the borders of the commune.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62032#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |4384
|1975 |4538
|1982 |4239
|1990 |4394
|1999 |4469
|2007 |4054
|2012 |4067
|2017 |4526
}}
Sights
- The church of St. Cyr, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The war memorials.
International relations
Angres is twinned with:
{{Flagicon|SCO}} Danderhall, Midlothian, Scotland.
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Angres}}
- [http://www.angres.fr Town council website] (in French)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200515035500/https://www.agglo-lenslievin.fr/ Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
{{authority control}}
Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
Category:Populated places in Artois
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