Angres

Angres (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ɡʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Angres
Commune
The church of Angres
Coat of arms
Location of Angres
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Coordinates: 50°24′35″N 2°45′33″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Bully-les-Mines
Intercommunality	Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Anouck Breton[1]
Area 1	4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,719
• Density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62032 /62143
Elevation	49–106 m (161–348 ft) (avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming and light industrial suburb situated just 3 miles (4.8 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 population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,384	—
1975	4,538	+0.49%
1982	4,239	−0.97%
1990	4,394	+0.45%
1999	4,469	+0.19%
2007	4,054	−1.21%
2012	4,067	+0.06%
2017	4,526	+2.16%
Source: INSEE[4]

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: Danderhall, Midlothian, Scotland.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department