Calonne-sur-la-Lys

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Calonne-sur-la-Lys
The town hall of Calonne-sur-la-Lys
The town hall of Calonne-sur-la-Lys
Coat of arms of Calonne-sur-la-Lys
Location of Calonne-sur-la-Lys
Calonne-sur-la-Lys is located in France
Calonne-sur-la-Lys
Calonne-sur-la-Lys
Coordinates: 50°37′24″N 2°37′03″E / 50.6233°N 2.6175°E / 50.6233; 2.6175Coordinates: 50°37′24″N 2°37′03″E / 50.6233°N 2.6175°E / 50.6233; 2.6175
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonLillers
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Queste
Area
1
11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
1,539
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62195 /62350
Elevation13–19 m (43–62 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.

Calonne-sur-la-Lys (French pronunciation: ​[kalɔn syʁ la lis], literally Calonne on the Lys) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

A farming village some 7 miles (11.3 km) north of Béthune and 22 miles (35.4 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D180, D186 and the D69 roads, by the banks of the Lys River, the border with the department of Nord.

Population[]

Historical population of Calonne-sur-la-Lys
Year196219681975198219901999
Population121411931134136614931508
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 church of St.Omer, dating from the twentieth century.
  • The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

Notable people[]

  • Robert Gaguin, humanist, was born here in 1433.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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