Lestrem
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Lestrem
De Stroom | |
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Lestrem | |
Coordinates: 50°37′23″N 2°41′09″E / 50.6231°N 2.6858°ECoordinates: 50°37′23″N 2°41′09″E / 50.6231°N 2.6858°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Lillers |
Intercommunality | Flandre Lys |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Hurlus[1] |
Area 1 | 21.15 km2 (8.17 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | 4,728 |
• Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62502 /62136 |
Elevation | 13–20 m (43–66 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lestrem (French pronunciation: [letʁɛm]; Dutch: De Stroom; Picard: Létrin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography[edit]
A small farming and light industrial town, situated some 8 miles (13 km) north of Béthune and 19 miles (31 km) west of Lille, on the D122, D178 and D975 roads, by the banks of the Lawe River.
History[edit]
The town was all but destroyed during the First World War.
In 1940, the small hamlet of Le Paradis, on the south side of the commune, was the scene of a massacre of British troops of the BEF, during the Battle of France. The town is twinned with Swanland in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Population[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,662 | — |
1975 | 2,727 | +0.35% |
1982 | 3,044 | +1.58% |
1990 | 3,753 | +2.65% |
1999 | 3,789 | +0.11% |
2007 | 3,943 | +0.50% |
2012 | 4,329 | +1.89% |
2017 | 4,532 | +0.92% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest[edit]
- The church of St. Amé, dating from the sixteenth century.
- Two other churches at the hamlets of La Fosse and Le Paradis.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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