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Éleu-dit-Leauwette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Éleu-dit-Leauwette
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Éleu-dit-Leauwette
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Coordinates: 50°25′18″N 2°48′43″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Liévin
Intercommunality	CA Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Pruneau[1]
Area 1	1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	2,840
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62291 /62300
Elevation	31–66 m (102–217 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A suburban township, situated just 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the centre of Lens, at the junction of the D55, D58 and the A211 autoroute.

History

Completely destroyed during World War I and awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1920, this town was once home to many coal miners but is now a light industrial area and bedroom community.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,967	—
1975	2,878	−0.43%
1982	3,710	+3.69%
1990	3,402	−1.08%
1999	3,107	−1.00%
2007	2,989	−0.48%
2012	2,869	−0.82%
2017	2,920	+0.35%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt after the First World War.
• Parts of the walls of an old castle.
• The war memorial.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

• Official town website (in French)
• The community of communes website (in French)

На других языках

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- [en] Éleu-dit-Leauwette

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[es] Éleu-dit-Leauwette

Éleu-dit-Leauwette es una población y comuna francesa, situada en la región de Norte-Paso de Calais, departamento de Paso de Calais, en el distrito de Lens y cantón de Liévin-Sud.

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