Delettes

Delettes
The road into Delettes
The road into Delettes
Coat of arms of Delettes
Location of Delettes
Map
Delettes is located in France
Delettes
Delettes
Delettes is located in Hauts-de-France
Delettes
Delettes
Coordinates: 50°37′06″N 2°12′50″E / 50.6183°N 2.2139°E / 50.6183; 2.2139
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Massez[1]
Area
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14.69 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,168
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62265 /62129
Elevation36–138 m (118–453 ft)
(avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

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A commune of four small farming villages situated 9 miles (14 km) south of Saint-Omer, Delettes is located at the D157 and D193 crossroads. The river Lys flows by the commune.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 742—    
1975 743+0.02%
1982 821+1.44%
1990 912+1.32%
1999 912+0.00%
2007 1,059+1.89%
2012 1,156+1.77%
2017 1,178+0.38%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St.Maxime, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The church of Notre-Dame at Upen d'Amont.
  • The church of Notre-Dame at Upen d'Aval.
  • The war memorial. Built in 1921 and reconstructed in 1999.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  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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