Laires
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
| Canton | Fruges | |
| Community association | Pays de Saint-Omer | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 32 ' N , 2 ° 15' E | |
| height | 140-190 m | |
| surface | 8.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 364 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 42 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62960 | |
| INSEE code | 62485 | |
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Laires ( Flemish : Laren ) is a French municipality with 364 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France (before 2016: Nord-Pas-de-Calais ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Saint-Omer and the Canton of Fruges (until 2015 Canton of Fauquembergues ).
Neighboring municipalities of Laires are Bomy in the northwest, Fléchin in the northeast, Beaumetz-lès-Aire in the west, Febvin-Palfart in the east, Lisbourg in the southwest and Prédefin in the southeast.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2014 |
| Residents | 359 | 347 | 302 | 314 | 337 | 297 | 308 | 364 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 15th century
- War memorial
Personalities
- Eveline Accart (1921–2015), French pianist and composer
Web links
Commons : Laires - Collection of images, videos and audio files
