Lières

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

Lières
Commune
The town hall of Lières
Coat of arms
Location of Lières
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Coordinates: 50°33′16″N 2°25′09″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maurice Crétel
Area ^1	3.24 km^2 (1.25 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	380
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62508 /62190
Elevation	41–93 m (135–305 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	537	—
1975	443	−2.71%
1982	351	−3.27%
1990	299	−1.98%
1999	279	−0.77%
2007	359	+3.20%
2012	378	+1.04%
2017	380	+0.11%
Source: INSEE[2]

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.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE