Andres (Pas-de-Calais)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Calais | |
| Canton | Calais-2 | |
| Community association | Pays d'Opale | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 52 ′ N , 1 ° 55 ′ E | |
| height | 1-34 m | |
| surface | 7.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,564 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 219 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62340 | |
| INSEE code | 62031 | |
_mairie.JPG) Town hall (Mairie) in Andres |
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Andres ( Flemish : "Anderne") is a French municipality with 1564 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Calais and the canton of Calais-2 (until 2015: canton of Guînes ).
geography
Andres is about 14 kilometers south-southeast of Calais . The place is located in the Regional Natural Park of Caps et Marais d'Opale . Andres is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Les Attaques in the north, Balinghem in the east and south-east, Campagne-lès-Guines in the south and south-west and Guînes in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 784 | 759 | 697 | 1.007 | 1,396 | 1,445 | 1,499 | 1,538 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Médard Benedictine monastery, founded in 1080
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, originally from the 12th century, today's building from the 18th century
- old windmill
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Web links
Commons : Andres - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969