Ambricourt | |
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 The town hall and school of Ambricourt | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Ambricourt  | |
  Ambricourt  Ambricourt | |
| Coordinates:50°28′16″N2°10′42″E / 50.471°N 2.1783°E /50.471; 2.1783 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Raphael Herbert[1] |
Area 1 | 3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 119 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Ambricourt (French pronunciation:[ɑ̃bʁikuʁ]) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in northernFrance.[3]
The commune is the setting ofGeorges Bernanos's 1936 novelThe Diary of a Country Priest (Journal d'un curé de campagne) andRobert Bresson's 1951 filmadaptation of the same name.
A small village situated some 15 miles (24 km) east ofMontreuil-sur-Mer, on the D71 E4 road.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 183 | — |
| 1975 | 158 | −2.08% |
| 1982 | 147 | −1.03% |
| 1990 | 111 | −3.45% |
| 1999 | 102 | −0.94% |
| 2009 | 125 | +2.05% |
| 2014 | 124 | −0.16% |
| 2020 | 120 | −0.55% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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