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 The church of Amettes | |
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| Coordinates:50°31′53″N2°23′36″E / 50.5314°N 2.3933°E /50.5314; 2.3933 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Lillers |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Michèle Delepine[1] |
Area 1 | 6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 466 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62029 /62260 |
| Elevation | 62–121 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. | |
Amettes (French pronunciation:[amɛt]) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in theHauts-de-France region ofFrance.[3]
A farming village situated some 11 miles (18 km) west ofBéthune and 32 miles (51 km) southwest ofLille, at the junction of the D69 and the D341 roads and by the banks of the riverNave.
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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] | ||
Benedict Joseph Labre, Catholic saint, was born here in 1748.
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