Anvin

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Anvin
Commune
The church of Anvin
The church of Anvin
Coat of arms of Anvin
Coat of arms
Location of Anvin
Map
Anvin is located in France
Anvin
Anvin
Anvin is located in Hauts-de-France
Anvin
Anvin
Coordinates: 50°26′50″N 2°15′22″E / 50.4472°N 2.2561°E / 50.4472; 2.2561
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonSaint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
IntercommunalityCC du Ternois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) André Olivier[1]
Area
1
7.83 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
726
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62036 /62134
Elevation51–150 m (167–492 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Anvin (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃vɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[3]

Geography

Anvin is a farming village located in the Ternoise river valley, 28 miles (44 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D343, D70 and D94 roads.

Population

The inhabitants are called Anvinois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 615—    
1975 587−0.66%
1982 639+1.22%
1990 666+0.52%
1999 741+1.19%
2009 803+0.81%
2014 778−0.63%
2020 736−0.92%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

  • The church of St. Leger, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The ruins of a seventeenth-century chateau.
  • Vestiges of a watermill.

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Anvin in 1881.[5] The railway closed in 1952.[6] Anvin station was also served by the SNCF. Although the line is still open to traffic, the station is closed.

See also

Sources

  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-679-5.

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  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
  5. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
  6. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.
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