Amettes

Amettes
Amettes
Commune
	The church of Amettes
	Coat of arms
	Amettes Amettes
	Coordinates: 50°31′53″N 2°23′36″E / 50.5314°N 2.3933°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michèle Delepine
Area 1	6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62029 /62260
Elevation	62–121 m (203–397 ft) ; (avg. 86 m or 282 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Amettes (French pronunciation: [amɛt]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

A farming village situated some 11 miles (18 km) west of Béthune and 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D69 and the D341 roads and by the banks of the river Nave.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	566	—
1975	507	−1.56%
1982	505	−0.06%
1990	507	+0.05%
1999	474	−0.75%
2009	500	+0.54%
2014	510	+0.40%
2020	461	−1.67%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Sights

The church of St. Sulpice, dating from the sixteenth century.
The war memorial.

Personalities

Benedict Joseph Labre, Catholic saint, was born here in 1748.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 9 August 2021.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

The war memorial at Amettes (in French)

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 9 August 2021.

[2] INSEE commune file

[pophist-3] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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