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Sailly-sur-la-Lys

Coordinates: 50°39′30″N 2°46′15″E / 50.6583°N 2.7708°E / 50.6583; 2.7708
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Sailly-sur-la-Lys
Zelleken
The church of Sailly-sur-la-Lys
The church of Sailly-sur-la-Lys
Coat of arms of Sailly-sur-la-Lys
Location of Sailly-sur-la-Lys
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Sailly-sur-la-Lys is located in France
Sailly-sur-la-Lys
Sailly-sur-la-Lys
Sailly-sur-la-Lys is located in Hauts-de-France
Sailly-sur-la-Lys
Sailly-sur-la-Lys
Coordinates: 50°39′30″N 2°46′15″E / 50.6583°N 2.7708°E / 50.6583; 2.7708
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonBeuvry
IntercommunalityCC Flandre Lys
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Claude Thorez[1]
Area
1
9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,883
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62736 /62840
Elevation13–19 m (43–62 ft)
(avg. 17 m or 56 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sailly-sur-la-Lys (French pronunciation: [saji syʁ la lis], literally Sailly on the Lys; West Flemish: Zelleken) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

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Sailly-sur-la-Lys is a large farming and light industrial village situated some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Béthune and 12 miles (19 km) west northwest of Lille, at the junction of the D945 and D66 roads. The river Lys forms much of the western and northern boundary of the commune.[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,924—    
1975 2,049+0.90%
1982 2,919+5.19%
1990 3,889+3.65%
1999 3,981+0.26%
2007 4,039+0.18%
2012 4,037−0.01%
2017 3,982−0.27%
Source: INSEE[5]

Places of interest

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Prévôté of Sailly-sur-la-Lys

The prévôté is a fortified building located by the parish cemetery, near the Lys. It includes the remains of the prison and the courts of justice. A chapel dedicated to the Virgin complements the construction. The gateway, which was destroyed in the sixteenth century and rebuilt in 1612, is defended by two towers with mullioned windows. Before the French Revolution, it was the provost that represented the abbot of Saint-Vaast in all matters civil and judicial.

Sailly-sur-la-Lys is twinned with Carnforth, England.

See also

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "Sailly-sur-la-Lys". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Sailly-Sur-La-Lys Canadian Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Sailly-Sur-La-Lys Anzac Cemetery". Commonwealth War Graves. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Histoire de la commune". Sailly-sur-la-Lys (in French). Retrieved 26 December 2021.
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