Éleu-dit-Leauwette
Éleu-dit-Leauwette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Location of Éleu-dit-Leauwette 
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| Coordinates: 50°25′18″N 2°48′43″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Liévin |
| Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Pruneau |
| Area 1 | 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,920 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62291 /62300 |
| Elevation | 31–66 m (102–217 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A suburban township, situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the centre of Lens, at the junction of the D55, D58 and the A211 autoroute.
History
Completely destroyed during World War I and awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1920, this town was once home to many coal miners but is now a light industrial area and bedroom community.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 |
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| Population | 2813 | 2967 | 2878 | 3710 | 3402 | 3107 | 3135 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
The church of St.Pierre
- The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt after the First World War.
- Parts of the walls of an old castle.
- The war memorial.
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References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Éleu-dit-Leauwette. |
- Official town website (in French)
- The community of communes website (in French)
- Éleu-dit-Leauwette on the Quid website (in French)
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- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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