| Auchy-au-Bois | ||
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The church of Auchy-au-Bois
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| Coordinates: 50°33′19″N 2°22′19″E / 50.5553°N 2.3719°ECoordinates: 50°33′19″N 2°22′19″E / 50.5553°N 2.3719°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Béthune | |
| Canton | Lillers | |
| Intercommunality | Artois-Lys | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Claudine Vincent | |
| Area1 | 4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 460 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62049 /62190 | |
| Elevation | 61–110 m (200–361 ft) (avg. 89 m or 292 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Auchy-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in a Hauts-de-France region of France.
A farming village situated 11 miles (17.7 km) west of Béthune and 33 miles (53.1 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D94 and the D341 roads.