Allouagne

Allouagne
Coat of arms
Location of Allouagne
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune-Sud
Intercommunality	Artois-Lys
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Rouge
Area 1	7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Population  (2009)	3,095
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62023 /62157
Elevation	20–100 m (66–328 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Allouagne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A large farming village situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Béthune and 30 miles (48.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D188 and the D183 roads. The town is bypassed by the A26 autoroute to the north.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,703	—
1968	2,918	+8.0%
1975	2,964	+1.6%
1982	2,970	+0.2%
1990	3,055	+2.9%
1999	3,055	+0.0%
2009	3,095	+1.3%

Sights

• Two manorhouses, dating from the 16th and 17th century.
• The church of Saint-Leger, dating from the twentieth century.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Allouagne is twinned with:

• Schwerte in Germany

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Allouagne on the Quid website Template:Fr