Westrehem

Westrehem
The town hall and church of Westrehem
Location of Westrehem
Westrehem
Westrehem
Coordinates: 50°32′45″N 2°20′46″E / 50.5458°N 2.3461°E / 50.5458; 2.3461
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonLillers
IntercommunalityBéthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Tailly[1]
Area
1
2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
248
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62885 /62960
Elevation90–132 m (295–433 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Westrehem (French pronunciation: [wɛstʁ(ə)ɛm]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] about 12 miles (19 km) west of Béthune and 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Lille.

It is surrounded by the communes of Ligny-lès-Aire, Fontaine-lès-Hermans and Febvin-Palfart. Westrehem is located 16 km northwest of Bruay-la-Buissière, the largest nearby city.

Heraldry

The arms of Westrehem are blazoned :

Barry Or and azure, in chief in fess 3 annulets gules. (Wulverdinghe and use the same arms.)



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 217—    
1975 183−2.41%
1982 189+0.46%
1990 230+2.48%
1999 230+0.00%
2007 227−0.16%
2012 212−1.36%
2017 244+2.85%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE