Audruicq (French pronunciation: [odʁɥik]; West Flemish: Ouderwijk) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[3]

Audruicq
Ouderwijk
The town hall of Audruicq
The town hall of Audruicq
Coat of arms of Audruicq
Location of Audruicq
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Audruicq is located in France
Audruicq
Audruicq
Audruicq is located in Hauts-de-France
Audruicq
Audruicq
Coordinates: 50°52′47″N 2°04′53″E / 50.8797°N 2.0814°E / 50.8797; 2.0814
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementCalais
CantonMarck
IntercommunalityCC Région d'Audruicq
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Olivier Planque[1]
Area
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14.44 km2 (5.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,388
 • Density370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62057 /62370
Elevation3–22 m (9.8–72.2 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A town located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Calais, at the junction of the D224 with the D309 road.

History

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Baldwin II, Count of Flanders named it a city in 1175, rebuilding the castle and converting the surrounding marshland to tillable soil. After continuously changing authority between the 13th century and the 17th century, Audruicq finally became a French town after the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,606—    
1975 3,616+0.04%
1982 4,078+1.73%
1990 4,586+1.48%
1999 4,555−0.08%
2007 4,636+0.22%
2012 5,204+2.34%
2017 5,412+0.79%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

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  • The eighteenth-century church of St. Martin.
  • The eighteenth-century château.

Personalities

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  • Gilbert Brazy: Born at Audruicq on 15 February 1902. A pilot, he disappeared, flying a "Latham47" in the Arctic in 1928 with Roald Amundsen.1

International relations

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Audruicq is twinned with:   Hawkhurst in Kent, England, since 1998.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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