Amettes
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| Coordinates: 50°31′53″N 2°23′36″E / 50.5314°N 2.3933°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Lillers |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michèle Delepine[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 464 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62029 /62260 |
| Elevation | 62–121 m (203–397 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Amettes (French pronunciation: [amɛt]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]A farming village situated some 11 miles (18 km) west of Béthune and 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D69 and the D341 roads and by the banks of the river Nave.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 566 | — |
| 1975 | 507 | −1.56% |
| 1982 | 505 | −0.06% |
| 1990 | 507 | +0.05% |
| 1999 | 474 | −0.75% |
| 2009 | 500 | +0.54% |
| 2014 | 510 | +0.40% |
| 2020 | 461 | −1.67% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sights
[edit]- The church of St. Sulpice, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The war memorial.
Personalities
[edit]Benedict Joseph Labre, Catholic saint, was born here in 1748.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amettes.
- The war memorial at Amettes (in French)
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