Westrehem

Westrehem
Coat of arms
Westrehem
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Westrehem
Coordinates: 50°32′45″N 2°20′46″E / 50.5458°N 2.3461°ECoordinates: 50°32′45″N 2°20′46″E / 50.5458°N 2.3461°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Norrent-Fontes
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Artois-Lys
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Roger Tailly
Area^1	2.97 km^2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	234
• Density	79/km^2 (200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62885 / 62960
Elevation	90–132 m (295–433 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 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.

Westrehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Westrehem is situated some 12 miles (19.3 km) west of Béthune and 34 miles (54.7 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D90e2 and D94 roads.

Its surrounded by the towns of Ligny-lès-Aire, Fontaine-lès-Hermans and Febvin-Palfart, Westrehem is located 16 km northwest of the Bruay Buissière the largest nearby city.^[1]

Heraldry

The arms of Westrehem are blazoned : Barry Or and azure, in chief in fess 3 annulets gules. (Wulverdinghe and Westrehem use the same arms.)

Population

Historical population of Westrehem

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	195	217	183	189	230	230	234
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

• The church of St.Joseph, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The war memorial.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Annuaire-Mairie"

External links

• Unofficial commune website (French)
• Westrehem on the Quid website (French)