Witternesse
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Witternesse
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| The town hall of Witternesse The town hall of Witternesse | |
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Coat of arms of Witternesse Coat of arms | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Aire-sur-la-Lys |
| Intercommunality | Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Ducrocq[1] |
Area 1 | 5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62900 /62120 |
| Elevation | 18–62 m (59–203 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Witternesse (West Flemish: Witernes) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Witternesse is situated some 15 miles (24 km) west of Béthune and 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D186e and D186 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by the commune.
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 587 | — |
| 1975 | 573 | −0.34% |
| 1982 | 523 | −1.30% |
| 1990 | 552 | +0.68% |
| 1999 | 534 | −0.37% |
| 2007 | 567 | +0.75% |
| 2012 | 581 | +0.49% |
| 2017 | 587 | +0.21% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
[edit | edit source]- The church of St.Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The watermill.
- The seventeenth century priory, now a peoples home.
- The manor and museum of La Besvre.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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