Ligny-lès-Aire
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Ruins of the windmill
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 50°33′26″N 2°20′48″E / 50.5572°N 2.3467°ECoordinates: 50°33′26″N 2°20′48″E / 50.5572°N 2.3467°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Béthune | |
| Canton | Aire-sur-la-Lys | |
| Intercommunality | Artois Flandres | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Valentin Pont | |
| Area1 | 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 569 | |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62512 /62960 | |
| Elevation | 52–132 m (171–433 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 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. |
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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.
Ligny-lès-Aire is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Ligny-lès-Aire is situated some 13 miles (20.9 km) northwest of Béthune and 36 miles (57.9 km) west of Lille, on the D341, D90e and D90 roads.
Its surrounded by the common Westrehem, Rely and Auchy-au-Bois, Ligny-lès-Aire is located 17 km northwest of the Bruay Buissière the largest city nearby.
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