Audrehem | |
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_mairie.JPG) The town hall of Audrehem | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Audrehem | |
  Audrehem  Audrehem | |
| Coordinates:50°46′55″N1°59′28″E / 50.7819°N 1.9911°E /50.7819; 1.9911 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Lumbres |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Sébastien Lecaille[1] |
Area 1 | 9.19 km2 (3.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 522 |
| • Density | 56.8/km2 (147/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62055 /62890 |
| Elevation | 42–171 m (138–561 ft) (avg. 61 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. | |
Audrehem is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in northernFrance.[3]
The commune's name is ofGermanic origin and dates back to at least the 9th century. It was written inOld Low Franconian asAldomhem between 844 and 864 and again in 877, and asAldenehem in 1164. Consisting of inflexions of the elementalt "old" and the extremely common toponymic suffixhem "home, village", the literal translation would be "old home" or "old village".[4]
The village is located 11 miles (18 km) northwest ofSaint-Omer, at the junction of the D223 with the D217E road.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 319 | — |
| 1975 | 295 | −1.11% |
| 1982 | 283 | −0.59% |
| 1990 | 316 | +1.39% |
| 1999 | 357 | +1.36% |
| 2009 | 466 | +2.70% |
| 2014 | 537 | +2.88% |
| 2020 | 522 | −0.47% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Audrehem was the birthplace ofArnoul d'Audrehem (c. 1305-1370),Marshal of France.
Louis Amadeus Rappe (February 2, 1801 - August 9, 1877) first bishop ofCleveland OH, is born in Audrehem in a farmer family. The street where we can find his birth house is now named in his remembrance.
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