Calonne-sur-la-Lys

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Dominique Queste^[1]Area11 km² (4 sq mi)Population1,560 • Density140/km² (370/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation13–19 m (43–62 ft)
(avg. 18 m or 59 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Calonne-sur-la-Lys (French pronunciation: [kalɔn syʁ la lis], literally Calonne on the Lys) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

A farming village some 7 miles (11 km) north of Béthune and 22 miles (35 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D180, D186 and the D69 roads, by the banks of the river Lys, the border with the department of Nord.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,193	—
1975	1,134	−0.72%
1982	1,366	+2.69%
1990	1,493	+1.12%
1999	1,508	+0.11%
2007	1,594	+0.70%
2012	1,622	+0.35%
2017	1,545	−0.97%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Omer, dating from the twentieth century.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

Notable people

• Robert Gaguin, humanist, was born here in 1433.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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