Calonne-sur-la-Lys
| Calonne-sur-la-Lys | ||
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Bethune | |
| Canton | Lillers | |
| Community association | Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 37 ′ N , 2 ° 37 ′ E | |
| height | 13-19 m | |
| surface | 11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,545 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 140 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62350 | |
| INSEE code | 62195 | |
| Website | http://www.calonnesurlalys.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Calonne-sur-la-Lys |
||
Calonne-sur-la-Lys is a French commune with 1,545 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 Lillers . The inhabitants are called Calonnois .
geography
Calonne-sur-la-Lys is about ten kilometers north-north-west of Béthune . The Leie (French: Lys ), into which the Clarence flows here, limits the community in the north. Calonne-sur-la-Lys is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Merville in the north, Lestrem in the east, Hinges in the south and south-east, Mont-Bernanchon in the south, Robecq in the south-west and Saint-Floris in the west.
The Merville-Calonne Airport is located east of the village.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,214 | 1,193 | 1,134 | 1,366 | 1,493 | 1,508 | 1,583 | 1,622 |
| Source: Cassini | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Omer church
- British military cemetery
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the British community of Northiam in East Sussex since 1995.
Personalities
- Robert Gaguin (1433 / 1434–1501), humanist, historian
