Aire-sur-la-Lys
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Commune of Aire-sur-la-Lys Rue de Saint Omer with the Saint Jacques chapel, in Aire-sur-la-Lys |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 02° 23' 51" E |
| Latitude | 50° 38' 22" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Aire-sur-la-Lys |
| Mayor | André Demaret |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 16 m–48 m (avg. 22 m) |
| Land area¹ | 33.38 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
9,661 |
| - Density (1999) | 289/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62014/ 62120 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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For the Aire-sur-la-Lys meteorite of 1769, see Meteorite falls.
Aire-sur-la-Lys is a commune of the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern France.
Aire-sur-la-Lys was the birthplace of René Goblet (1828-1905), French politician, and Prime Minister of France for a period in 1886-1887.
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