Lières
Lier
Commune
The town hall of Lières
The town hall of Lières
Coat of arms of Lières
Coat of arms
Location of Lières
Lières is located in France
Lières
Lières
Lières is located in Hauts-de-France
Lières
Lières
Coordinates: 50°33′16″N 2°25′09″E / 50.5544°N 2.4192°E / 50.5544; 2.4192
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonLillers
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Didier Cretel[1]
Area
1
3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
353
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62508 /62190
Elevation41–93 m (135–305 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lières (French pronunciation: [ljɛʁ]; West Flemish: Lier) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

Lières is situated some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Béthune and 33 miles (53 km) west of Lille, on the D185 and D91, by the banks of the river Nave.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968537—    
1975443−2.71%
1982351−3.27%
1990299−1.98%
1999279−0.77%
2007359+3.20%
2012378+1.04%
2017380+0.11%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Adrien, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • A farmhouse dating from the seventeenth century, all that remains of the ancient chateau.
  • The feudal motte, with a deep moat.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". 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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