Lières

Lières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

For the Spanish parish, see Lieres. For Liers in Belgium, see Herstal.
Lières
Commune
The town hall of Lières
Coat of arms
Location of Lières
Lières
Lières
Coordinates: 50°33′16″N 2°25′09″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonLillers
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Maurice Crétel
Area
1
3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
380
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62508 /62190
Elevation41–93 m (135–305 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Lières is situated some 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of Béthune and 33 miles (53.1 km) west of Lille, on the D185 and D91, by the banks of the Nave River.

Population
Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
527537443351299279348
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest
  • The church of St. Adrien, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • A farmhouse dating from the seventeenth century, all that remains of the ancient chateau.
  • The feudal motte, with a deep moat.
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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