Beaumetz-lès-Aire

Beaumetz-lès-Aire
Coat of arms
Beaumetz-lès-Aire
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Beaumetz-lès-Aire
Coordinates: 50°32′32″N 2°13′41″E / 50.5422°N 2.2281°ECoordinates: 50°32′32″N 2°13′41″E / 50.5422°N 2.2281°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Canton of Fauquembergues
Government
• Mayor	Auxence Wigneron
Area^1	4.43 km^2 (1.71 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	218
• Density	49/km^2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62095 / 62960
Elevation	145–188 m (476–617 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Beaumetz-lès-Aire is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Geography

A village located 12 miles (18 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D92, D130 and D159 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	300	—
1968	309	+3.0%
1975	286	−7.4%
1982	281	−1.7%
1990	229	−18.5%
1999	240	+4.8%
2009	218	−9.2%

Sights

• The nineteenth century church of St. John.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Beaumetz-lès-Aire on the Quid website (French)