Audruicq
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Calais | |
| Canton | Marck | |
| Community association | Région d'Audruicq | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 53 ' N , 2 ° 5' E | |
| height | 3–22 m | |
| surface | 14.44 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,412 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 375 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62370 | |
| INSEE code | 62057 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-audruicq.fr/ | |
_mairie.JPG) Audruicq Town Hall |
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Audruicq ( Dutch : Ouderwijk ) is a French municipality with 5412 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It has belonged to the Arrondissement of Calais (previously Saint-Omer ) and the canton of Marck since 2017 .
geography
Audruicq is located in French Flanders , the area is called Bredenarde and is bordered to the north and east by the Canal de Calais . Audruicq is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vieille-Église in the north, Saint-Omer-Capelle and Saint-Folquin in the northeast, Sainte-Marie-Kerque in the east, Policove in the southeast, Zutkerque in the south and southwest, Nortkerque in the west and Nouvelle-Église in the Northwest.
Audruicq train station is on the Lille-Calais railway line .
history
Baldwin II of Flanders granted the place city rights in 1175. The place became a French place in 1678 after the Peace of Nijmegen .
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 3,388 | 3,606 | 3,616 | 4,078 | 4,586 | 4,555 | 4,626 | 5,330 |
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- Mill of Olieux
- Castle of Audruicq
Personalities
- Paul Nizan (1905-1940), writer
- Gilbert Brazy (* 1902; 1928 lost while flying over the Arctic)
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the British community of Hawkhurst in the county of Kent (England) since 1998.
