Lestrem

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Lestrem

|native name = De Stroom

|commune status = Commune

|image = 084 Lestrem ( 62136 ).JPG

|caption = Lestrem

|image coat of arms = Blason Lestrem.svg

|arrondissement = Béthune

|canton = Lillers

|INSEE = 62502

|postal code = 62136

|mayor = Jacques Hurlus{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Flandre Lys

|coordinates = {{coord|50.6231|2.6858|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 18

|elevation min m = 13

|elevation max m = 20

|area km2 = 21.15

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Lestrem ({{IPA|fr|letʁɛm}}; {{Langx|nl|De Stroom}}; {{Langx|pcd|Létrin}}) 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/62502-lestrem INSEE commune file] about {{convert|8|mi|km}} north of Béthune and {{convert|19|mi|km}} west of Lille by the banks of the Lawe River.

History

In 1940 the hamlet of Le Paradis, on the south side of the commune, was the site of the Le Paradis massacre of British troops of the BEF, during the Battle of France.

Population

{{Historical populations

| 1968|2662

| 1975|2727

| 1982|3044

| 1990|3753

| 1999|3789

| 2007|3943

| 2012|4329

| 2017|4532

| source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62502#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

| percentages = pagr

| align = none

}}

Twin town

The town is twinned with Swanland in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

See also

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