Laventie
| Laventie | ||
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| Commune | ||
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The church and town hall of Laventie | ||
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  Laventie | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Laventie | ||
| Coordinates: 50°37′42″N 2°46′19″E / 50.6283°N 2.7719°ECoordinates: 50°37′42″N 2°46′19″E / 50.6283°N 2.7719°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Béthune | |
| Canton | Beuvry | |
| Intercommunality | Flandre Lys | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Roger Douez | |
| Area1 | 18.13 km2 (7.00 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 4,794 | |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62491 /62840 | |
| Elevation |
15–20 m (49–66 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 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. | ||
Laventie is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A small farming and light industrial town, situated some 10 miles (16.1 km) northeast of Béthune and 12 miles (19.3 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D166, D173 and D174 roads. Famous for its cherries.
History
In World War I, like other settlements in Pas-de-Calais, Laventie was heavily fought over between German and Allied forces. From 1915, there was constant underground fighting in the area, in which units like the 173rd, 3rd Australian and 255th Tunnelling Companies RE were involved.[1]
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2871 | 2909 | 2877 | 3415 | 4410 | 4383 | 4794 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries. Captain George McElroy, a leading ace fighter pilot of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force (KIA in 1918) is buried in Laventie CWGC cemetery. It has also been suggested that fighter ace Mick Mannock is buried in the same cemetery, as an unidentified British airman. Nelson Victor Carter, VC, is also buried here.[2]
- The German War Graves Commission cemeteries.
- The church of St. Vaast, dating from the twentieth century.
Twin towns
See also
References
- ↑ The Tunnelling Companies RE Archived May 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine., access date 25 April 2015
- ↑ "Casualty Details: Carter, Nelson Victor". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laventie. |
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- Official website of Laventie (in French)
- The CWGC Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue
- The CWGC Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie
- All CWGC cemeteries in the Laventie area
- Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Laventie (Laventie German War Cemetery) (in German)
- Laventie on the Quid website (in French)
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