Ruitz
The town hall of Ruitz
The town hall of Ruitz
Location of Ruitz
Ruitz is located in France
Ruitz
Ruitz
Ruitz is located in Hauts-de-France
Ruitz
Ruitz
Coordinates: 50°28′06″N 2°35′25″E / 50.4683°N 2.5903°E / 50.4683; 2.5903
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonNœux-les-Mines
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Pierre Sansen[1]
Area
1
4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
1,509
  Density300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62727 /62620
Elevation43–111 m (141–364 ft)
(avg. 62 m or 203 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ruitz (French pronunciation: [ʁɥi]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

The trumpeter Alexis Demailly was born in Ruitz in 1980.

Geography

Ruitz is situated about 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Béthune and 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D72 and D86e roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19681,016    
19751,035+0.27%
19821,426+4.68%
19901,594+1.40%
19991,582−0.08%
20071,486−0.78%
20121,518+0.43%
20171,583+0.84%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Maurice, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  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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