Country France Department Pas-de-Calais Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 13.52 km² Local time Tuesday 6:30 PM | Region Hauts-de-France Canton Ardres INSEE/Postal code 62038 / 62610 Population 4,154 (8 Mar 1999) Arrondissement Saint-Omer | |
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Ardres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
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Map of 62610 Ardres, France
Geography
Ardres is located 10.1 mi by rail (station is at Pont-d'Ardres, a few km from Ardres) S.S.E. of Calais, with which it is also connected by a canal (very limited turning space). It is one of three towns known as the Les Trois Pays ("the Three Countries"), the other two being Guînes and Licques.
History
Ardes, the first town in the French king's land, has a rich and vibrant history as a military and trading post for the English from 1347 to 1558.
The "Field of the Cloth of Gold", where Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France met in 1520, was at Balinghem in the immediate neighbourhood. The town is an important market for cattle.
Population
The inhabitants are called Ardrésiens.
Sights
Major tourist attractions at Ardres include the Chapelle des Carmes and the Eglise Notre Dame de Grâce.
There are also some lakes (created when peat was removed) which provide fishing and sailing.