Blessy, Pas-de-Calais

Blessy
Commune
The church of Blessy

Coat of arms
Blessy
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Blessy
Coordinates: 50°36′56″N 2°19′59″E / 50.6156°N 2.3331°E / 50.6156; 2.3331Coordinates: 50°36′56″N 2°19′59″E / 50.6156°N 2.3331°E / 50.6156; 2.3331
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Aire-sur-la-Lys
Intercommunality CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Yves Dehaeze
Area1 5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 837
 • Density 160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62141 /62120
Elevation 21–98 m (69–322 ft)
(avg. 29 m or 95 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Blessy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

It is a farming village some 14 miles (22.5 km) northwest of Béthune and 32 miles (51.5 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D159 and D189 roads, with the A26 autoroute passing by less than half a mile away.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962550—    
1968600+9.1%
1975583−2.8%
1982586+0.5%
1990661+12.8%
1999631−4.5%
2009837+32.6%

Sights

  • The church of St. Omer, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The remains of the chateau of Blessel.
  • A limestone quarry.

See also

References


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