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Ambricourt

Coordinates: 50°28′16″N 2°10′42″E / 50.471°N 2.1783°E / 50.471; 2.1783
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Ambricourt
The town hall and school of Ambricourt
The town hall and school of Ambricourt
Coat of arms of Ambricourt
Location of Ambricourt
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Ambricourt is located in France
Ambricourt
Ambricourt
Ambricourt is located in Hauts-de-France
Ambricourt
Ambricourt
Coordinates: 50°28′16″N 2°10′42″E / 50.471°N 2.1783°E / 50.471; 2.1783
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementMontreuil
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityCC Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Raphael Herbert[1]
Area
1
3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
119
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62026 /62310
Elevation93–138 m (305–453 ft)
(avg. 124 m or 407 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

The commune is the setting of Georges Bernanos's 1936 novel The Diary of a Country Priest (Journal d'un curé de campagne) and Robert Bresson's 1951 film adaptation of the same name.

Geography

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A small village situated some 15 miles (24 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D71 E4 road.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 183—    
1975 158−2.08%
1982 147−1.03%
1990 111−3.45%
1999 102−0.94%
2009 125+2.05%
2014 124−0.16%
2020 120−0.55%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  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