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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Coordinates: 50°26′50″N 2°15′22″E / 50.4472°N 2.2561°ECoordinates: 50°26′50″N 2°15′22″E / 50.4472°N 2.2561°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Heuchin | |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Heuchin | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | André Olivier | |
| Area1 | 7.83 km2 (3.02 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 803 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62036 / 62134 | |
| Elevation | 51–150 m (167–492 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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This article is about the commune in France. For the Linux programmer, see Hans Peter Anvin.
Anvin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
Geography[edit]
Anvin is a farming village located in the Ternoise river valley, 28 miles (44 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D343, D70 and D94 roads.
Population[edit]
The inhabitants are called Anvinois.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 604 | — |
| 1968 | 615 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 587 | −4.6% |
| 1982 | 639 | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 666 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 741 | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 803 | +8.4% |
Sights[edit]
- The church of St. Leger, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The ruins of a seventeenth-century chateau.
- Vestiges of a watermill.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Anvin on the Quid website (French)