Ruitz
Ruitz is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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 The town hall of Ruitz | |
Location of Ruitz 
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| Coordinates: 50°28′06″N 2°35′25″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Nœux-les-Mines |
| Intercommunality | CA 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 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62727 /62620 |
| Elevation | 43–111 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
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 948 | 1016 | 1035 | 1426 | 1594 | 1582 | 1541 |
| 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.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ruitz. |
- Ruitz on the Quid website (in French)
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