Calonne-sur-la-Lys

Calonne-sur-la-Lys
Commune
The town hall of Calonne-sur-la-Lys
Coat of arms
Location of Calonne-sur-la-Lys
Calonne-sur-la-Lys Calonne-sur-la-Lys
Coordinates: 50°37′24″N 2°37′03″E
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)	Dominique Queste
Area 1	11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,560
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62195 /62350
Elevation	13–19 m (43–62 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.

Calonne-sur-la-Lys (French pronunciation: [kalɔn syʁ la lis], literally Calonne on the Lys) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A farming village some 7 miles (11 km) north of Béthune and 22 miles (35 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D180, D186 and the D69 roads, by the banks of the river Lys, the border with the department of Nord.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,193	—
1975	1,134	−0.72%
1982	1,366	+2.69%
1990	1,493	+1.12%
1999	1,508	+0.11%
2007	1,594	+0.70%
2012	1,622	+0.35%
2017	1,545	−0.97%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The church of St.Omer, dating from the twentieth century.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

Notable people

• Robert Gaguin, humanist, was born here in 1433.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC graves at Calonne communal cemetery