Westrehem

Westrehem
Commune
The town hall and church of Westrehem
Coat of arms
Location of Westrehem
Westrehem Westrehem
Coordinates: 50°32′45″N 2°20′46″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Roger Tailly
Area 1	2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	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.

Geography

Westrehem is situated some 12 miles (19.3 km) west of Béthune and 34 miles (54.7 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D90e2 and D94 roads.

Its surrounded by the towns of Ligny-lès-Aire, Fontaine-lès-Hermans and Febvin-Palfart, Westrehem is located 16 km northwest of the Bruay 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.	±%
2006	225	—
2007	227	+0.9%
2008	232	+2.2%
2009	223	−3.9%
2010	216	−3.1%
2011	209	−3.2%
2012	212	+1.4%
2013	211	−0.5%
2014	220	+4.3%
2015	230	+4.5%
2016	239	+3.9%

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

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Unofficial commune website (in French)
• Westrehem on the Quid website (in French)