Delettes

Summary

Delettes (French pronunciation: [dəlɛt]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Delettes
The road into Delettes
The road into Delettes
Coat of arms of Delettes
Location of Delettes
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Delettes is located in Hauts-de-France
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Coordinates: 50°37′06″N 2°12′50″E / 50.6183°N 2.2139°E / 50.6183; 2.2139
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Massez[1]
Area
1
14.69 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,168
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62265 /62129
Elevation36–138 m (118–453 ft)
(avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

A commune of four small farming villages situated 9 miles (14 km) south of Saint-Omer, Delettes is located at the D157 and D193 crossroads. The river Lys flows by the commune.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 742—    
1975 743+0.02%
1982 821+1.44%
1990 912+1.32%
1999 912+0.00%
2007 1,059+1.89%
2012 1,156+1.77%
2017 1,178+0.38%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest edit

  • The church of St.Maxime, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The church of Notre-Dame at Upen d'Amont.
  • The church of Notre-Dame at Upen d'Aval.
  • The war memorial. Built in 1921 and reconstructed in 1999.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links edit

  • The war memorial (in French)
  • History of Delettes (in French)
  • Statistical data, INSEE