Maisnil-lès-Ruitz
Maisnil-lès-Ruitz is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Maisnil-lès-Ruitz | |
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 The church of Maisnil-lès-Ruitz | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Maisnil-lès-Ruitz 
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| Coordinates: 50°27′10″N 2°35′09″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Bruay-la-Buissière |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Miniot |
| Area 1 | 5.56 km2 (2.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,680 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62540 /62620 |
| Elevation | 91–181 m (299–594 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Maisnil-lès-Ruitz is situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Béthune and 35 miles (56.3 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D72, D301 and D179 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 1284 | 1287 | 1205 | 1192 | 1235 | 1215 | 1415 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- An eighteenth-century manorhouse.
- The church of St. Sébastien, dating from the seventeenth century.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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