Nielles-lès-Ardres
Commune
The town hall of Nielles-lès-Ardres
The town hall of Nielles-lès-Ardres
Coat of arms of Nielles-lès-Ardres
Coat of arms
Location of Nielles-lès-Ardres
Nielles-lès-Ardres is located in France
Nielles-lès-Ardres
Nielles-lès-Ardres
Nielles-lès-Ardres is located in Hauts-de-France
Nielles-lès-Ardres
Nielles-lès-Ardres
Coordinates: 50°50′33″N 2°01′02″E / 50.8425°N 2.0172°E / 50.8425; 2.0172
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementCalais
CantonCalais-2
IntercommunalityCC Pays d'Opale
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre-Eloi Calais[1]
Area
1
4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
589
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62614 /62610
Elevation1–29 m (3.3–95.1 ft)
(avg. 9 m or 30 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nielles-lès-Ardres (French pronunciation: [njɛl lɛ.z‿aʁdʁ], literally Nielles near Ardres; Dutch: Niel-bij-Aarde) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

Nielles-lès-Ardres lies about 14 miles (22 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, on the D225E road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968261—    
1975282+1.11%
1982344+2.88%
1990383+1.35%
1999444+1.66%
2007484+1.08%
2012521+1.48%
2017557+1.35%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Pierre, dating from the year 1200.
  • Ruins of the château de la Montoire, destroyed by the duc de Vendôme in 1542.
  • Château de la Cressonnerie, built between 1808/1812.
  • The seventeenth century ‘Le Colombier’, an enormous round tower.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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