Ruitz

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

Ruitz
Commune
The town hall of Ruitz
Location of Ruitz
Ruitz
Ruitz
Coordinates: 50°28′06″N 2°35′25″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonNœux-les-Mines
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Louis Adancourt
Area
1
4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,583
 • Density320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62727 /62620
Elevation43–111 m (141–364 ft)
(avg. 62 m or 203 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The trumpeter Alexis Demailly was born in Ruitz in 1980.

Geography

Ruitz is situated about 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Béthune and 36 miles (57.9 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D72 and D86e roads.

Population
Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
948101610351426159415821541
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest
  • The church of St. Maurice, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau.
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See also

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



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