Ligny-lès-Aire
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Ligny-lès-Aire
|commune status = Commune
|image = Moulin ligny les aire.jpg
|caption = Ruins of the windmill
|image coat of arms = Blason Ligny-lès-Aire.svg
|arrondissement = Béthune
|canton = Aire-sur-la-Lys
|INSEE = 62512
|postal code = 62960
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
|coordinates = {{coord|50.5572|2.3467|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 180
|elevation min m = 52
|elevation max m = 132
|area km2 = 8.04
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Ligny-lès-Aire 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/62512-ligny-les-aire INSEE commune file]
Geography
Ligny-lès-Aire is situated some {{convert|13|mi|km}} northwest of Béthune and {{convert|36|mi|km}} west of Lille, on the D341, D90e and D90 roads.
It is surrounded by the communes Westrehem, Rely and Auchy-au-Bois. Ligny-lès-Aire is located 20 km northwest of Bruay-la-Buissière, the largest city nearby.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62512#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |536
|1975 |505
|1982 |505
|1990 |486
|1999 |505
|2007 |572
|2012 |619
|2017 |598
}}
Places of interest
- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
- An ancient windmill.
See also
References
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{{Commons category|Ligny-lès-Aire}}
{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
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