Lestrem (French pronunciation: [letʁɛm]; Dutch: De Stroom; Picard: Létrin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Lestrem De Stroom | |
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Coordinates: 50°37′23″N 2°41′09″E / 50.6231°N 2.6858°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Lillers |
Intercommunality | Flandre Lys |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Hurlus[1] |
Area 1 | 21.15 km2 (8.17 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 5,073 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62502 /62136 |
Elevation | 13–20 m (43–66 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography edit
A small farming and light industrial town, situated some 8 miles (13 km) north of Béthune and 19 miles (31 km) west of Lille, on the D122, D178 and D975 roads, by the banks of the Lawe River.
History edit
The town was all but destroyed during the First World War.
In 1940, the small hamlet of Le Paradis, on the south side of the commune, was the scene of a massacre of British troops of the BEF, during the Battle of France. The town is twinned with Swanland in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Population edit
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,662 | — |
1975 | 2,727 | +0.35% |
1982 | 3,044 | +1.58% |
1990 | 3,753 | +2.65% |
1999 | 3,789 | +0.11% |
2007 | 3,943 | +0.50% |
2012 | 4,329 | +1.89% |
2017 | 4,532 | +0.92% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest edit
- The church of St. Amé, dating from the sixteenth century.
- Two other churches at the hamlets of La Fosse and Le Paradis.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
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