Westrehem | |
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 The town hall and church of Westrehem | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Westrehem  | |
  Westrehem  Westrehem | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′45″N 2°20′46″E / 50.5458°N 2.3461°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Lillers |
| Intercommunality | Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Tailly[1] |
| Area 1 | 2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 251 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Westrehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
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Geography
Westrehem is situated some 12 miles (19 km) west of Béthune and 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D90e2 and D94 roads.
It is surrounded by the communes of Ligny-lès-Aire, Fontaine-lès-Hermans and Febvin-Palfart. Westrehem is located 16 km northwest of Bruay-la-Buissière, the largest nearby city.
Heraldry
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The arms of Westrehem are blazoned : Barry Or and azure, in chief in fess 3 annulets gules. (Wulverdinghe and Westrehem use the same arms.)
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 217 | — |
| 1975 | 183 | −2.41% |
| 1982 | 189 | +0.46% |
| 1990 | 230 | +2.48% |
| 1999 | 230 | +0.00% |
| 2007 | 227 | −0.16% |
| 2012 | 212 | −1.36% |
| 2017 | 244 | +2.85% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Joseph, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The war memorial.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Westrehem.
- Unofficial commune website (in French)
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This page was last edited on 15 February 2024, at 19:15