Lespesses
Lespesses | |
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_mairie.JPG/1280px-Lespesses_(Pas-de-Calais,_Fr)_mairie.JPG) The town hall of Lespesses | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lespesses | |
  Lespesses  Lespesses | |
| Coordinates: 50°33′48″N 2°25′30″E / 50.5633°N 2.425°E / 50.5633; 2.425 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Lillers |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud Picque[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 399 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62500 /62190 |
| Elevation | 33–84 m (108–276 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 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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Lespesses (French pronunciation: [lɛspɛs]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
A small farming village, situated some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Béthune and 33 miles (53 km) west of Lille, on the D185 and D185e1, by the banks of the river Nave. The commune is separated into two parts by the A26 autoroute.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 381 | — |
| 1975 | 337 | −1.74% |
| 1982 | 340 | +0.13% |
| 1990 | 415 | +2.52% |
| 1999 | 401 | −0.38% |
| 2007 | 419 | +0.55% |
| 2012 | 407 | −0.58% |
| 2017 | 405 | −0.10% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "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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