Éleu-dit-Leauwette

Éleu-dit-Leauwette

Town hall

Coat of arms
Éleu-dit-Leauwette

Coordinates: 50°25′18″N 2°48′43″E / 50.4217°N 2.8119°ECoordinates: 50°25′18″N 2°48′43″E / 50.4217°N 2.8119°E
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Lens
Canton Liévin-Sud
Intercommunality Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Pruneau
Area1 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population (2004)2 3,135
  Density 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62291 / 62300
Elevation 31–66 m (102–217 ft)
(avg. 44 m or 144 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.

Éleu-dit-Leauwette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A suburban township, situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the centre of Lens, at the junction of the D55, D58 and the A211 autoroute.

History

Completely destroyed during World War I and awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1920, this town was once home to many coal miners but is now a light industrial and dormitory commune.

Population

Historical population of Éleu-dit-Leauwette
Year1962196819751982199019992004
Population2813296728783710340231073135
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

The church of St.Pierre

See also

References

External links

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