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Estrée-Blanche

Coordinates: 50°35′38″N 2°19′19″E / 50.5939°N 2.3219°E / 50.5939; 2.3219
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Estrée-Blanche
Strate
The church of Estrée-Blanche
The church of Estrée-Blanche
Location of Estrée-Blanche
Map
Estrée-Blanche is located in France
Estrée-Blanche
Estrée-Blanche
Estrée-Blanche is located in Hauts-de-France
Estrée-Blanche
Estrée-Blanche
Coordinates: 50°35′38″N 2°19′19″E / 50.5939°N 2.3219°E / 50.5939; 2.3219
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonAire-sur-la-Lys
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Delétré[1]
Area
1
5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
911
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62313 /62145
Elevation37–99 m (121–325 ft)
(avg. 43 m or 141 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Estrée-Blanche (French pronunciation: [etʁe blɑ̃ʃ]; West Flemish: Strate) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

History

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Indian cavalry riding through Estrée-Blanche in 1915

Indian cavalry were stationed at Estrée-Blanche during the First World War.

Geography

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Miners' houses in the village

Estrée-Blanche is a farming village some 12 miles (19 km) to the northwest of Béthune and 30 miles (48 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D341, D186 and the D159 roads. The small rivers Surgeon and Laquette converge at the commune.

Estrée-Blanche is found at the extreme edge of the coal-mining area of Nord-Pas-de-Calais. Part of its surface area was owned by the mining company, which ceased in the 1960s. All that remains of that era are some typical miners' houses.

It is one of many villages in the north of France bearing the name Estrées. The etymology of the name is from strata (cognate of English "street"), the word for the stone-layered Roman roads in the area (some of which turned into modern highways). Hence Estreti, village on the road which developed into Estrées.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,093—    
1975 1,068−0.33%
1982 1,005−0.86%
1990 988−0.21%
1999 928−0.69%
2007 919−0.12%
2012 948+0.62%
2017 951+0.06%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St.Vaast, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The fifteenth-century Château de Créminil [fr], built by the Le May family in 1443

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. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE