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Bonningues-lès-Ardres

Coordinates: 50°47′37″N 2°00′56″E / 50.7936°N 2.0156°E / 50.7936; 2.0156
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Bonningues-lès-Ardres
Boninge
The town hall of Bonningues-lès-Ardres
The town hall of Bonningues-lès-Ardres
Coat of arms of Bonningues-lès-Ardres
Location of Bonningues-lès-Ardres
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Bonningues-lès-Ardres is located in France
Bonningues-lès-Ardres
Bonningues-lès-Ardres
Bonningues-lès-Ardres is located in Hauts-de-France
Bonningues-lès-Ardres
Bonningues-lès-Ardres
Coordinates: 50°47′37″N 2°00′56″E / 50.7936°N 2.0156°E / 50.7936; 2.0156
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
IntercommunalityPays de Lumbres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Franque[1]
Area
1
10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
628
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62155 /62890
Elevation34–184 m (112–604 ft)
(avg. 43 m or 141 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bonningues-lès-Ardres (French pronunciation: [bɔnɛ̃ɡ lɛ.z‿aʁdʁ], literally Bonningues near Ardres; West Flemish: Boninge) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]

Geography

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A village situated 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, on theD217 road.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 451—    
1975 401−1.66%
1982 457+1.89%
1990 443−0.39%
1999 509+1.56%
2009 651+2.49%
2014 672+0.64%
2020 635−0.94%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

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  • The church of St. Leger, dating from the sixteenth century.

Transport

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The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais (CF AC) opened a railway station at Bonningues-lès-Ardres in 1881.[5] In 1900, the Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF BB) opened.[6] The CF BB closed in 1948,[7] the CF AC closed in 1955.[8]

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). 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, p. 137.
  7. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.
  8. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.

Sources

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