Westrehem

Westrehem
Commune
The town hall and church of Westrehem
Coat of arms
Location of Westrehem
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Coordinates: 50°32′45″N2°20′46″E / 50.5458°N 2.3461°E / 50.5458; 2.3461
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilles Tailly [1]
Area 1	2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	251
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62885 /62960
Elevation	90–132 m (295–433 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Westrehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. ^[3]

Geography

Westrehem is situated some 12 miles (19 km) west of Béthune and 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D90e2 and D94 roads.

It is surrounded by the communes of Ligny-lès-Aire, Fontaine-lès-Hermans and Febvin-Palfart. Westrehem is located 16 km northwest of Bruay-la-Buissière, the largest nearby city.

Heraldry

Arms of Westrehem

The arms of Westrehem are blazoned  : Barry Or and azure, in chief in fess 3 annulets gules. (Wulverdinghe and Westrehem use the same arms.)

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	217	—
1975	183	−2.41%
1982	189	+0.46%
1990	230	+2.48%
1999	230	+0.00%
2007	227	−0.16%
2012	212	−1.36%
2017	244	+2.85%
Source: INSEE [4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Joseph, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The war memorial.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
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

• Unofficial commune website (in French)