Liettres (French pronunciation: [ljɛtʁ]; West Flemish: Liste) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Liettres
Liste | |
|---|---|
 Château de Liettres | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Liettres  | |
  Liettres  Liettres | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′47″N 2°20′35″E / 50.5964°N 2.3431°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Aire-sur-la-Lys |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Pierre Becuwe[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 355 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62509 /62145 |
| Elevation | 32–91 m (105–299 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. | |
Geography
editLiettres is situated some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Béthune and 32 miles (51 km) west of Lille, on the D186e2 and D186, bordered by the A26 autoroute.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 226 | — |
| 1975 | 229 | +0.19% |
| 1982 | 241 | +0.73% |
| 1990 | 224 | −0.91% |
| 1999 | 239 | +0.72% |
| 2007 | 291 | +2.49% |
| 2012 | 296 | +0.34% |
| 2017 | 327 | +2.01% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
- Remains of the fifteenth-century chateau, partly destroyed in 1542 by troops of the Duke de Vendôme.
- The seventeenth-century chateau.
- An ancient windmill.
- Sacré-Coeur chapel.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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