Ligny-lès-Aire

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Ligny-lès-Aire

(2020–2026) Alain Sgard^[1]Area

8.04 km² (3.10 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

563 • Density70/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62512 /62960

Elevation52–132 m (171–433 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ligny-lès-Aire is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Ligny-lès-Aire is situated some 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Béthune and 36 miles (58 km) west of Lille, on the D341, D90e and D90 roads.

It is surrounded by the communes Westrehem, Rely and Auchy-au-Bois. Ligny-lès-Aire is located 20 km northwest of Bruay-la-Buissière, the largest city nearby.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	536	—
1975	505	−0.85%
1982	505	+0.00%
1990	486	−0.48%
1999	505	+0.43%
2007	572	+1.57%
2012	619	+1.59%
2017	598	−0.69%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest

The church of St. Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
An ancient windmill.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE