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Lestrem

Coordinates: 50°37′23″N 2°41′09″E / 50.6231°N 2.6858°E / 50.6231; 2.6858
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Lestrem
De Stroom
Lestrem
Lestrem
Coat of arms of Lestrem
Location of Lestrem
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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 / 50.6231°N 2.6858°E / 50.6231; 2.6858
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonLillers
IntercommunalityFlandre Lys
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Hurlus[1]
Area
1
21.15 km2 (8.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,073
 • Density240/km2 (620/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.

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]

Geography

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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

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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

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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