Calonne-sur-la-Lys

Calonne-sur-la-Lys

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Calonne-sur-la-Lys

Coordinates: 50°37′24″N 2°37′03″E / 50.6233°N 2.6175°E / 50.6233; 2.6175Coordinates: 50°37′24″N 2°37′03″E / 50.6233°N 2.6175°E / 50.6233; 2.6175
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Lillers
Intercommunality Communauté de communes Artois-Lys
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gilles Mouquet
Area1 11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,508
  Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62195 / 62350
Elevation 13–19 m (43–62 ft)
(avg. 18 m or 59 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.

Calonne-sur-la-Lys is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village some 7 miles (11.3 km) north of Béthune and 22 miles (35.4 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D180, D186 and the D69 roads, by the banks of the Lys River, the border with the department of Nord.

Population

Historical population of Calonne-sur-la-Lys
Year196219681975198219901999
Population121411931134136614931508
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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