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
Château de Liettres
Coat of arms of Liettres
Location of Liettres
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Liettres is located in France
Liettres
Liettres
Liettres is located in Hauts-de-France
Liettres
Liettres
Coordinates: 50°35′47″N 2°20′35″E / 50.5964°N 2.3431°E / 50.5964; 2.3431
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonAire-sur-la-Lys
IntercommunalityCA 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
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62509 /62145
Elevation32–91 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

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Liettres 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968226—    
1975229+0.19%
1982241+0.73%
1990224−0.91%
1999239+0.72%
2007291+2.49%
2012296+0.34%
2017327+2.01%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE