Laires
Laires
Laren | |
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Location of Laires | |
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| Coordinates: 50°32′28″N 2°15′23″E / 50.5411°N 2.2564°E / 50.5411; 2.2564 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eric Lagache[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.64 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 368 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62485 /62960 |
| Elevation | 140–190 m (460–620 ft) (avg. 182 m or 597 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Laires (French pronunciation: [lɛʁ]; West Flemish: Laren) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
A village situated 24 km (15 mi) south of Saint-Omer, on the D95 road. It is surrounded by the communes Beaumetz-lès-Aire, Prédefin and Fléchin.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 347 | — |
| 1975 | 302 | −1.96% |
| 1982 | 314 | +0.56% |
| 1990 | 337 | +0.89% |
| 1999 | 297 | −1.39% |
| 2007 | 308 | +0.46% |
| 2012 | 359 | +3.11% |
| 2017 | 364 | +0.28% |
| 2020 | 369 | +0.46% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
History
In 734, Laires was called "Wilbert", after its owner. The spelling of the name has changed over the centuries from Larae, Laris, Lares, Laire and Lare, to become Laires by the eighteenth century. In 1115, Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders, made a gift of the village to the abbey of St Saviour at Ham. In January 1478, a band of soldiers from the Burgundian garrison at Renescure terrorized the area around Laires. Instead of helping people to fight the "French enemy" they looted the village. Against the Spanish, the commune suffered again. In 1537 the area was completely devastated. In 1542 and 1543, the village was looted several times and fourteen French houses were burned down.
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The war memorial, from 1921.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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