Maisnil-lès-Ruitz
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Maisnil-lès-Ruitz | |
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 The church of Maisnil-lès-Ruitz | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Maisnil-lès-Ruitz  | |
  Maisnil-lès-Ruitz  Maisnil-lès-Ruitz | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′10″N 2°35′09″E / 50.4528°N 2.5858°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Bruay-la-Buissière |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marcel Pruvost[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.56 km2 (2.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,691 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62540 /62620 |
| Elevation | 91–181 m (299–594 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Maisnil-lès-Ruitz (French pronunciation: [mɛnil lɛ ʁɥi], literally Maisnil near Ruitz) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Maisnil-lès-Ruitz is situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Béthune and 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D72, D301 and D179 roads.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,287 | — |
| 1975 | 1,205 | −0.94% |
| 1982 | 1,192 | −0.15% |
| 1990 | 1,235 | +0.44% |
| 1999 | 1,215 | −0.18% |
| 2007 | 1,431 | +2.07% |
| 2012 | 1,567 | +1.83% |
| 2017 | 1,680 | +1.40% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- An eighteenth-century manorhouse.
- The church of St. Sébastien, dating from the seventeenth century.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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