Lières

For the Spanish parish, see Lieres. For Liers in Belgium, see Herstal.

Lières
Commune
The town hall of Lières
Coat of arms
Location of Lières
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Coordinates: 50°33′16″N 2°25′09″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maurice Crétel
Area 1	3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	353
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62508 /62190
Elevation	41–93 m (135–305 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Lières is situated some 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of Béthune and 33 miles (53.1 km) west of Lille, on the D185 and D91, by the banks of the Nave River.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
527	537	443	351	299	279	348
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St. Adrien, dating from the fifteenth century.
• A farmhouse dating from the seventeenth century, all that remains of the ancient chateau.
• The feudal motte, with a deep moat.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file