Sailly-sur-la-Lys

Commune

The church of Sailly-sur-la-Lys

Coat of arms

Sailly-sur-la-Lys

Location within Hauts-de-France region

Sailly-sur-la-Lys

Coordinates: 50°39′30″N 2°46′15″E / 50.6583°N 2.7708°ECoordinates: 50°39′30″N 2°46′15″E / 50.6583°N 2.7708°E

Country

Monts de Flandre–Plaine de la Lys

Government

• Mayor (2014–2020)

Jean-Claude Thorez

Area¹

9.7 km² (3.7 sq mi)

Population (2013)²

4,027

• Density

420/km² (1,100/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

62736 /62840

Elevation

13–19 m (43–62 ft)
(avg. 17 m or 56 ft)

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.

Sailly-sur-la-Lys is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Sailly-sur-la-Lys is a large farming and light industrial village situated some 9 miles (14.5 km) northeast of Béthune and 12 miles (19.3 km) west northwest of Lille, at the junction of the D945 and D66 roads. The Lys River forms much of the western and northern boundary of the commune.

The prévôté is a fortified building located by the parish cemetery, near the Lys. It includes the remains of the prison and the courts of justice. A chapel dedicated to the Virgin complements the construction. The gateway, which was destroyed in the sixteenth century and rebuilt in 1612, is defended by two towers with mullioned windows. Before the French Revolution, it was the provost that represented the abbot of Saint-Vaast in all matters civil and judicial.

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