Ambricourt
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | Fruges et environs |
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| • Mayor | André Nourry |
| Area1 | 3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 125 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62026 / 62310 |
| Elevation | 93–138 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Ambricourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
The commune is the setting of Georges Bernanos's 1936 novel The Diary of a Country Priest (Journal d'un curé de campagne).
Geography
A small village situated some 15 miles(24 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D71 E4 road.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 163 | — |
| 1968 | 183 | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 158 | −13.7% |
| 1982 | 147 | −7.0% |
| 1990 | 111 | −24.5% |
| 1999 | 102 | −8.1% |
| 2009 | 125 | +22.5% |
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ambricourt. |
- Ambricourt on the Quid website (French)
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