Maisnil-lès-Ruitz

Maisnil-lès-Ruitz
Maisnil-lès-Ruitz
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Maisnil-lès-Ruitz
Coordinates: 50°27′10″N 2°35′09″E / 50.4528°N 2.5858°ECoordinates: 50°27′10″N 2°35′09″E / 50.4528°N 2.5858°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Houdain
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jacques Miniot
Area^1	5.56 km^2 (2.15 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	1,415
• Density	250/km^2 (660/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62540 / 62620
Elevation	91–181 m (299–594 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 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.

Maisnil-lès-Ruitz is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Maisnil-lès-Ruitz is situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Béthune and 35 miles (56.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D72, D301 and D179 roads.

Population

Historical population of Maisnil-lès-Ruitz

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1284	1287	1205	1192	1235	1215	1415
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• An eighteenth-century manorhouse.
• The church of St. Sébastien, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Maisnil-lès-Ruitz on the Quid website (French)