Ambricourt

Ambricourt
Commune
The town hall and school of Ambricourt
The town hall and school of Ambricourt
Coat of arms of Ambricourt
Coat of arms
Location of Ambricourt
Ambricourt is located in France
Ambricourt
Ambricourt
Location within France
Ambricourt is located in Hauts-de-France
Ambricourt
Ambricourt
Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°28′16″N 2°10′42″E / 50.471°N 2.1783°E / 50.471; 2.1783
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementMontreuil
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityCC Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Raphael Herbert
Area
1
3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Elevation
124 m (407 ft)
Highest elevation
138 m (453 ft)
Lowest elevation
93 m (305 ft)
Population
 (2023)
118
 • Density34.8/km2 (90.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62026 /62310
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ambricourt (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bʁikuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

The commune is the setting of Georges Bernanos's 1936 novel The Diary of a Country Priest (Journal d'un curé de campagne) and Robert Bresson's 1951 film adaptation of the same name.

Geography

A small village situated some 15 miles (24 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D71 E4 road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 183—    
1975 158−2.08%
1982 147−1.03%
1990 111−3.45%
1999 102−0.94%
2007 114+1.40%
2012 140+4.19%
2017 112−4.36%
2023 118+0.87%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE