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Amettes

Coordinates:50°31′53″N2°23′36″E/ 50.5314°N 2.3933°E/50.5314; 2.3933
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Amettes
The church of Amettes
The church of Amettes
Coat of arms of Amettes
Location of Amettes
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Amettes is located in France
Amettes
Amettes
Amettes is located in Hauts-de-France
Amettes
Amettes
Coordinates:50°31′53″N2°23′36″E/ 50.5314°N 2.3933°E/50.5314; 2.3933
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonLillers
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor(2020–2026)Michèle Delepine[1]
Area
1
6.82 km2(2.63 sq mi)
Population
(2021)[2]
464
• Density68/km2(180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+02:00(CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62029/62260
Elevation62–121 m (203–397 ft)
(avg. 86 m or 282 ft)
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Amettes(French pronunciation:[amɛt]) is acommunein thePas-de-Calaisdepartmentin theHauts-de-Franceregion ofFrance.[3]

Geography

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A farming village situated some 11 miles (18 km) west ofBéthuneand 32 miles (51 km) southwest ofLille,at the junction of the D69 and the D341 roads and by the banks of the riverNave.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968566
1975507−1.56%
1982505−0.06%
1990507+0.05%
1999474−0.75%
2009500+0.54%
2014510+0.40%
2020461−1.67%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

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  • The church of St. Sulpice, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The war memorial.
Church interior

Personalities

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Benedict Joseph Labre,Catholic saint, was born here in 1748.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
  3. ^INSEE commune file
  4. ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
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