Liettres
| Liettres | ||
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Château de Liettres | ||
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  Liettres | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Liettres | ||
| Coordinates: 50°35′47″N 2°20′35″E / 50.5964°N 2.3431°ECoordinates: 50°35′47″N 2°20′35″E / 50.5964°N 2.3431°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Béthune | |
| Canton | Norrent-Fontes | |
| Intercommunality | Artois Flandres | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marcel Pruvost | |
| Area1 | 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 281 | |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62509 / 62145 | |
| Elevation |
32–91 m (105–299 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Liettres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205 | 226 | 229 | 241 | 224 | 239 | 281 |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
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.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Liettres. |
- Liettres on the Quid website (French)