21 Aug, 2019
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Hesdin-l'Abbé
Hesdin-l'Abbé (French pronunciation: [edɛ̃ labe]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A forestry and farming village situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 (formerly the N1 Paris-Calais highway) and theD240 road. The A16 autoroute forms part of the western border of the commune and the river Liane the southern.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 789 | — |
| 1975 | 831 | +0.74% |
| 1982 | 1,396 | +7.69% |
| 1990 | 1,880 | +3.79% |
| 1999 | 1,998 | +0.68% |
| 2007 | 1,903 | −0.61% |
| 2012 | 1,884 | −0.20% |
| 2017 | 1,863 | −0.22% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Leger, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The eighteenth-century chateau d'Hesdin-l'Abbé, nowadays the Hotel Cléry.
- A seventeenth-century manorhouse.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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