Auchy-au-Bois (French pronunciation: ​[oʃi o bwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in a Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Auchy-au-Bois
Commune
The church of Auchy-au-Bois
Coat of arms
Location of Auchy-au-Bois
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Coordinates: 50°33′19″N 2°22′19″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-François Delplace[1]
Area 1	4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	530
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62049 /62190
Elevation	61–110 m (200–361 ft) (avg. 89 m or 292 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village situated 11 miles (18 km) west of Béthune and 33 miles (53 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D94 and the D341 roads.

Population

Sights

• The church of St. Gilles, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The old towers of the Château de Fromental, now farm buildings.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

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