Ardres Aarden | |
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| Coordinates:50°51′20″N1°58′42″E / 50.8556°N 1.9783°E /50.8556; 1.9783 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Calais-2 |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays d'Opale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Ludovic Loquet[1] |
Area 1 | 13.52 km2 (5.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 4,393 |
| • Density | 324.9/km2 (841.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62038 /62610 |
| Elevation | 2–17 m (6.6–55.8 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ardres (French pronunciation:[aʁdʁ];West Flemish:Aarden;Picard:Arde) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in northernFrance.[3]
Ardres is located 10.1 mi by rail (station is at Pont-d'Ardres, a few kilometers from Ardres) S.S.E. ofCalais, with which it is also connected by acanal (with limited turning space). It is one of three towns that make upLes Trois Pays, or "Three Countries", the other two beingGuînes andLicques.
Ardes was located next to thePale of Calais, held by the English from 1346 to 1558, and as a result was an important trading and military post. The 1520 meeting betweenHenry VIII of England andFrancis I of France known as theField of the Cloth of Gold was held just over the border at the English-controlled town ofBalinghem. The town has been an important market for cattle.[4] In June 1546, it was the location of theTreaty of Ardres, an agreement between Henry and Francis that ended the 1542-1546 Anglo-French War.[5]
The inhabitants are calledArdrésiens.
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Major tourist attractions at Ardres include the Chapelle des Carmes and the Eglise Notre Dame de Grâce.
There are also some lakes (created when peat was removed) which provide fishing and sailing.
TheChemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Ardres in 1881.[8] In 1902, theTramway à vapeur d'Ardres à Pont d'Ardres opened a line from Ardres station toPont d'Ardres.[9] The railways were closed in 1955.[10]
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ardres".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 451.
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