Blessy
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| 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 | |
| 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 | 62141 | |
_mairie.JPG) Blessy Town Hall (Mairie) |
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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 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Omer church from the 15th century
- Remains of Bressel Castle
- Quarry
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Web links
Commons : Blessy - collection of images, videos and audio files
