Auchy-au-Bois explained

Auchy-au-Bois
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Auchy-au-Bois.svg
Arrondissement:	Béthune
Canton:	Lillers
Insee:	62049
Postal Code:	62190
Mayor:	Jean-François Delplace^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Coordinates:	50.5553°N 2.3719°W
Elevation M:	89
Elevation Min M:	61
Elevation Max M:	110
Area Km2:	4.27

Auchy-au-Bois (in French pronounced as /oʃi o bwa/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in a Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

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

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

External links

• Article about Fromental farm

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62049-auchy-au-bois INSEE commune file