Lestrem

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
Lestrem
Lestrem
Coat of arms of Lestrem
Location of Lestrem
Lestrem is located in France
Lestrem
Lestrem
Lestrem is located in Hauts-de-France
Lestrem
Lestrem
Coordinates: 50°37′23″N 2°41′09″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonLillers
IntercommunalityFlandre Lys
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jacques Hurlus[1]
Area
1
21.15 km2 (8.17 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
5,104
  Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62502 /62136
Elevation13–20 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

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

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19682,662    
19752,727+0.35%
19823,044+1.58%
19903,753+2.65%
19993,789+0.11%
20073,943+0.50%
20124,329+1.89%
20174,532+0.92%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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