Lières
Lières
Lier | |
|---|---|
_mairie.JPG) The town hall of Lières | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lières  | |
  Lières  Lières | |
| Coordinates: 50°33′16″N 2°25′09″E / 50.5544°N 2.4192°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Lillers |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Didier Cretel[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 353 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62508 /62190 |
| Elevation | 41–93 m (135–305 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lières (French pronunciation: [ljɛʁ]; West Flemish: Lier) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Lières is situated some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Béthune and 33 miles (53 km) west of Lille, on the D185 and D91, by the banks of the river Nave.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 537 | — |
| 1975 | 443 | −2.71% |
| 1982 | 351 | −3.27% |
| 1990 | 299 | −1.98% |
| 1999 | 279 | −0.77% |
| 2007 | 359 | +3.20% |
| 2012 | 378 | +1.04% |
| 2017 | 380 | +0.11% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St. Adrien, dating from the fifteenth century.
- A farmhouse dating from the seventeenth century, all that remains of the ancient chateau.
- The feudal motte, with a deep moat.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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