Lespesses
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Lespesses | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Lespesses | |
Coordinates: 50°33′48″N 2°25′30″E / 50.5633°N 2.425°ECoordinates: 50°33′48″N 2°25′30″E / 50.5633°N 2.425°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Auchel |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Artois-Lys |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Roger Dupont |
Area | |
• Land1 | 3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 424 |
• Population2 Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62500 / 62190 |
Elevation |
33–84 m (108–276 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Lespesses is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A small farming village, situated some 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of Béthune and 33 miles (53.1 km) west of Lille, on the D185 and D185e1, by the banks of the Nave River. The commune is separated into two parts by the A26 autoroute.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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375 | 381 | 337 | 340 | 415 | 401 | 424 |
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates |
Places of interest
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
See also
References
External links
- Lespesses on the Quid website (French)
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