Blessy

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Blessy
Blessy Coat of Arms
Blessy (France)
Blessy
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Bethune
Canton Aire-sur-la-Lys
Community association Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels
Coordinates 50 ° 37 ′  N , 2 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 37 ′  N , 2 ° 20 ′  E
height 21-98 m
surface 5.39 km 2
Residents 870 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 161 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 62120
INSEE code

Blessy Town Hall (Mairie)

Blessy is a French municipality with 870 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Béthune and the canton of Aire-sur-la-Lys (until 2015: canton of Norrent-Fontes ).

geography

Blessy is about 23 kilometers west-northwest of Béthune . Blessy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mametz in the north and north-west, Aire-sur-la-Lys in the north-east, Witternesse in the east and south-east, Liettres in the south, Estrée-Blanche in the south and south-west and Enquin-lez-Guinegatte in the west and south-west.

The A26 autoroute runs through the municipality .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 650 600 583 586 661 631 780 861
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Omer church from the 15th century
  • Remains of Bressel Castle
  • Quarry
Saint-Omer church

Web links

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