Ruitz

Ruitz
Commune
The town hall of Ruitz
Ruitz
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Ruitz
Coordinates: 50°28′06″N 2°35′25″E / 50.4683°N 2.5903°E / 50.4683; 2.5903Coordinates: 50°28′06″N 2°35′25″E / 50.4683°N 2.5903°E / 50.4683; 2.5903
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
Area1 4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,541
 • Density 310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

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

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

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

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
948101610351426159415821541
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.

See also

References


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.