Liettres
Liettres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Liettres | |
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 Château de Liettres | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Liettres 
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| Coordinates: 50°35′47″N 2°20′35″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Aire-sur-la-Lys |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marcel Pruvost |
| Area 1 | 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 327 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62509 /62145 |
| Elevation | 32–91 m (105–299 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Liettres is situated some 12 miles (19.3 km) northwest of Béthune and 32 miles (51.5 km) west of Lille, on the D186e2 and D186, bordered by the A26 autoroute.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 226 | — |
| 1975 | 229 | +0.19% |
| 1982 | 241 | +0.73% |
| 1990 | 224 | −0.91% |
| 1999 | 239 | +0.72% |
| 2007 | 291 | +2.49% |
| 2012 | 296 | +0.34% |
| 2017 | 327 | +2.01% |
| Source: INSEE[2] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
- Remains of the fifteenth-century chateau, partly destroyed in 1542 by troops of the Duke de Vendôme.
- The seventeenth-century chateau.
- An ancient windmill.
- Sacré-Coeur chapel.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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