Amettes (French pronunciation: [amɛt]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

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″N 2°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
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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)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A farming village situated some 11 miles (18 km) west of Béthune and 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D69 and the D341 roads and by the banks of the river Nave.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 566—    
1975 507−1.56%
1982 505−0.06%
1990 507+0.05%
1999 474−0.75%
2009 500+0.54%
2014 510+0.40%
2020 461−1.67%
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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