Auchy-lès-Hesdin | |
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| Coordinates:50°23′54″N2°06′11″E / 50.3983°N 2.1031°E /50.3983; 2.1031 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Auxi-le-Château |
| Intercommunality | CC des 7 Vallées |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Franck Parmentier[1] |
Area 1 | 9.61 km2 (3.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,517 |
| • Density | 158/km2 (409/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62050 /62770 |
| Elevation | 30–122 m (98–400 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Auchy-lès-Hesdin (French pronunciation:[oʃilɛz‿edɛ̃], literallyAuchynearHesdin) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment andHauts-de-Franceregion ofFrance.[3]
Auchy is situated on the D94 some 29 km (18 mi) east-southeast ofMontreuil-sur-Mer on the banks of theTernoise, a tributary of the riverCanche.
Formerly called Auchy-les-Moines, the village owes its origin to themonastery founded bySaint Sylvain, who came here fromToulouse in 700. Destroyed by theNormans, the monastery was rebuilt in the 11th century by the Counts of Hesdin, and entrusted to theBenedictine monks of StBertin (seeSaint-Omer) in 1072.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,861 | — |
| 1975 | 1,944 | +0.63% |
| 1982 | 1,814 | −0.98% |
| 1990 | 1,720 | −0.66% |
| 1999 | 1,759 | +0.25% |
| 2009 | 1,714 | −0.26% |
| 2014 | 1,625 | −1.06% |
| 2020 | 1,544 | −0.85% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
The pillars of the nave and the first span of the choir date back to the middle of the 12th century, the last two sections of the choir around 1200. They are the only remnants of the original church, which had to be almost entirely rebuilt after its collapse in 1280.
In 1415, several of the knights killed atAgincourt were buried here, including theAdmiral of France, Jacques de Châtillon. Two decades later, the constant state of war forced the monks to desert the abbey, where they returned in 1457. Pillaged and burned by troops on several occasions during the 16th century, the buildings of the monastery were restored in the early 17th century. They were used as atextile mill after the Revolution and, with the exception of the abbey church, were finally destroyed by a fire in 1834.
A large and impressiveweir on the river is a tourist attraction.
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