Calonne-sur-la-Lys | ||
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The town hall of Calonne-sur-la-Lys
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Coordinates: 50°37′24″N 2°37′03″E / 50.6233°N 2.6175°ECoordinates: 50°37′24″N 2°37′03″E / 50.6233°N 2.6175°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Béthune | |
Canton | Lillers | |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Artois-Lys | |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Gilles Mouquet | |
Area1 | 11 km2 (4 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 1,508 | |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62195 /62350 | |
Elevation | 13–19 m (43–62 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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 is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
A farming village some 7 miles (11.3 km) north of Béthune and 22 miles (35.4 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D180, D186 and the D69 roads, by the banks of the Lys River, the border with the department of Nord.