Westrehem

Westrehem
Commune
The town hall and church of Westrehem
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°32′45″N 2°20′46″E / 50.5458°N 2.3461°E / 50.5458; 2.3461Coordinates: 50°32′45″N 2°20′46″E / 50.5458°N 2.3461°E / 50.5458; 2.3461
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilles Tailly[1]
Area 1	2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	249
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62885 /62960
Elevation	90–132 m (295–433 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Westrehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

Westrehem is situated some 12 miles (19.3 km) west of Béthune and 34 miles (54.7 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D90e2 and D94 roads.

It is surrounded by the communes of Ligny-lès-Aire, Fontaine-lès-Hermans and Febvin-Palfart. Westrehem is located 16 km northwest of Bruay-la-Buissière, the largest nearby city.^[3]

Heraldry[]

The arms of Westrehem are blazoned : Barry Or and azure, in chief in fess 3 annulets gules. (Wulverdinghe and Westrehem use the same arms.)

Population[]

Places of interest[]

• The church of St.Joseph, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The war memorial.

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Westrehem.

• Unofficial commune website (in French)

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