Lespesses
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Lespesses
|commune status = Commune
|image = Lespesses (Pas-de-Calais, Fr) mairie.JPG
|caption = The town hall of Lespesses
|image coat of arms = Blason Lespesses.svg
|arrondissement = Béthune
|canton = Lillers
|INSEE = 62500
|postal code = 62190
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
|coordinates = {{coord|50.5633|2.425|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 40
|elevation min m = 33
|elevation max m = 84
|area km2 = 3.09
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Lespesses ({{IPA|fr|lɛspɛs}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62500-lespesses INSEE commune file]
Geography
A small farming village, situated some {{convert|10|mi|km}} northwest of Béthune and {{convert|33|mi|km}} west of Lille, on the D185 and D185e1, by the banks of the river Nave. The commune is separated into two parts by the A26 autoroute.
Population
{{Historical populations
| 1968|381
| 1975|337
| 1982|340
| 1990|415
| 1999|401
| 2007|419
| 2012|407
| 2017|405
| source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62500#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| percentages = pagr
| align = none
}}
Places of interest
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{commons category}}
{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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