Lorgies

Lorgies
Commune
The centre of Lorgies
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°34′08″N 2°47′29″E / 50.5689°N 2.7914°E / 50.5689; 2.7914Coordinates: 50°34′08″N 2°47′29″E / 50.5689°N 2.7914°E / 50.5689; 2.7914
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Douvrin
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hervé Brand
Area 1	6.84 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	1,572
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62529 /62840
Elevation	19–26 m (62–85 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lorgies (French pronunciation: ​[lɔʁʒi]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

Lorgies is situated some 12 miles (19.3 km) northeast of Béthune and 13 miles (20.9 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D168 and D72 roads.

Population[]

Places of interest[]

• The church of St. Mathieu, rebuilt in 1931.
• Le Bourg chapel.

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lorgies.

• The CWGC graves in the communal cemetery of Lorgies

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