Angres

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2023–2026) Anouck Breton^[1]Area4.82 km² (1.86 sq mi)Population4,842 • Density1,000/km² (2,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation49–106 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.

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

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

References

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