Estrée-Blanche
Estrée-Blanche (French pronunciation: [etʁe blɑ̃ʃ]; West Flemish: Strate) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
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The church of Estrée-Blanche | |
Estrée-Blanche Estrée-Blanche | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′38″N 2°19′19″E / 50.5939°N 2.3219°E | |
| 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 (2020–2026) | Bernard Delétré[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2020)[2] | 915 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62313 /62145 |
| Elevation | 37–99 m (121–325 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History edit
Indian cavalry were stationed at Estrée-Blanche during the First World War.
Geography edit
Estrée-Blanche is a farming village some 12 miles (19 km) to the northwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D341, D186 and the D159 roads. The small rivers Surgeon and Laquette converge at the commune.
Estrée-Blanche is found at the extreme edge of the coal-mining area of Nord-Pas-de-Calais. Part of its surface area was owned by the mining company, which ceased in the 1960s. All that remains of that era are some typical miners' houses.
It is one of many villages in the north of France bearing the name Estrées. The etymology of the name is from strata (cognate of English "street"), the word for the stone-layered Roman roads in the area (some of which turned into modern highways). Hence Estreti, village on the road which developed into Estrées.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,093 | — |
| 1975 | 1,068 | −0.33% |
| 1982 | 1,005 | −0.86% |
| 1990 | 988 | −0.21% |
| 1999 | 928 | −0.69% |
| 2007 | 919 | −0.12% |
| 2012 | 948 | +0.62% |
| 2017 | 951 | +0.06% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest edit
- The church of St.Vaast, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The fifteenth-century Château de Créminil, built by the Le May family in 1443
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The château from the west
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The rear courtyard
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The towers and drawbridge
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The château entrance
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE