Ligny-lès-Aire

Ligny-lès-Aire is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Ligny-lès-Aire
Commune
Ruins of the windmill
Coat of arms
Location of Ligny-lès-Aire
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Coordinates: 50°33′26″N 2°20′48″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Aire-sur-la-Lys
Intercommunality	Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Alain Sgard
Area ^1	8.04 km^2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	598
• Density	74/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62512 /62960
Elevation	52–132 m (171–433 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 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

Ligny-lès-Aire is situated some 13 miles (20.9 km) northwest of Béthune and 36 miles (57.9 km) west of Lille, on the D341, D90e and D90 roads.

Its surrounded by the common Westrehem, Rely and Auchy-au-Bois, Ligny-lès-Aire is located 17 km northwest of the Bruay Buissière the largest city nearby.[2]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	563	—
2007	572	+1.6%
2008	580	+1.4%
2009	596	+2.8%
2010	622	+4.4%
2011	620	−0.3%
2012	619	−0.2%
2013	618	−0.2%
2014	625	+1.1%
2015	629	+0.6%
2016	613	−2.5%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round [3]

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
	2017	Marine Le Pen	FN	54.58
	2012	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	51.47
	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	53.41
	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	81.82

Places of interest

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
• An ancient windmill.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Annuaire-Mairie"
3. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/